Don't Play That Song (You Lied)

1962 single by Ben E. King
VisualArtwork single Q3713458
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Don't Play That Song (You Lied)

Summary

Don't Play That Song (You Lied) is a single[1]. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s genre is soul[4].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was produced by Ahmet Ertegün[5].
  • Among the performers on Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was Ben E. King[6].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s record label is recorded as Atco Records[7].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was published on 1962[9].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s lyricist is recorded as Ahmet Ertegün[10].
  • Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Don't Play That Song![11].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc18692b-e0f2-302f-9f6a-96f36821e1b8[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was Ben E. King[6]. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was produced by Ahmet Ertegün[5].

Publication

Don't Play That Song (You Lied) was published on 1962[9]. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)'s genre is soul[4].

Why It Matters

Don't Play That Song (You Lied) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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MLA “Don't Play That Song (You Lied).” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-t-play-that-song-you-lied-.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_don-t-play-that-song-you-lied-_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Don't Play That Song (You Lied)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-t-play-that-song-you-lied-}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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