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Happy Birthday

1981 single by Stevie Wonder
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Happy Birthday

Summary

Happy Birthday is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Happy Birthday's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Happy Birthday's composer is recorded as Stevie Wonder[4].
  • Happy Birthday's genre is rhythm and blues[5].
  • Happy Birthday followed Lately[6].
  • Happy Birthday was followed by That Girl[7].
  • Happy Birthday was followed by Master Blaster[8].
  • Happy Birthday was produced by Stevie Wonder[9].
  • Among the performers on Happy Birthday was Stevie Wonder[10].
  • Happy Birthday's record label is recorded as Motown[11].
  • Happy Birthday is part of Hotter than July[12].
  • Happy Birthday's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Happy Birthday was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Happy Birthday's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Happy Birthday was released on 1981[16].
  • Happy Birthday's lyricist is recorded as Stevie Wonder[17].
  • Happy Birthday's different from is recorded as Happy Birthday[18].
  • Happy Birthday's set during recurring event is recorded as birthday[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • Genre(s): dance, disco, funk, pop, soul[21]

  • Community tags: dance, disco, funk, pop, soul[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: efb9d0f4-9f21-437b-b4a0-0e2de242648b[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Happy Birthday was Stevie Wonder[10]. It was produced by Stevie Wonder[9].

Publication

Happy Birthday was published on 1981[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is rhythm and blues[5]. It is part of Hotter than July[12]. It was distributed by music streaming[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Happy Birthday followed Lately[6]. Successors include That Girl[7] and Master Blaster[8].

Why It Matters

Happy Birthday ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Motown Stevie Wonder United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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