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He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

original song written and composed by Eddie Holland, William Stevenson, and Norman Whitfield
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He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

Summary

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a musical work/composition[1]. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s composer is recorded as Norman Whitfield[4].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s composer is recorded as William Stevenson[5].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s composer is recorded as Eddie Holland[6].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s genre is pop music[7].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' was performed by The Velvelettes[8].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' was performed by Bananarama[9].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' was published on 1964[11].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s lyricist is recorded as Norman Whitfield[12].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s lyricist is recorded as William Stevenson[13].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s lyricist is recorded as Eddie Holland[14].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s title is recorded as He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'[15].
  • He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da8046cc-c27e-331b-828f-ebc1967fa805[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Velvelettes[8] and Bananarama[9].

Publication

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' was released on 1964[11]. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop music[7].

Why It Matters

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . 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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