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I Can't Get Next to You

original song written and composed by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong; first recorded by The Temptations
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I Can't Get Next to You

Summary

I Can't Get Next to You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Can't Get Next to You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's composer is recorded as Norman Whitfield[4].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's composer is recorded as Barrett Strong[5].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's genre is funk[6].
  • Among the performers on I Can't Get Next to You was The Temptations[7].
  • Among the performers on I Can't Get Next to You was Annie Lennox[8].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • I Can't Get Next to You was released on July 30, 1969[10].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's lyricist is recorded as Norman Whitfield[11].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's lyricist is recorded as Barrett Strong[12].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's title is recorded as I Can't Get Next to You[13].
  • I Can't Get Next to You's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • Genre(s): funk, jazz, soul[16]

  • Community tags: funk, jazz, soul[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa483baa-0ed9-30e7-84c3-f4e228135786[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Temptations[7] and Annie Lennox[8].

Publication

I Can't Get Next to You was released on July 30, 1969[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is funk[6].

Why It Matters

I Can't Get Next to You ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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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