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(I Don't Know Why) But I Do

R&B song written by Paul Gayten and Bobby Charles
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(I Don't Know Why) But I Do

Summary

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do is a single[1]. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's genre is country music[4].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's genre is pop music[5].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do was followed by You Always Hurt the One You Love[6].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do was performed by Clarence "Frogman" Henry[7].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's record label is recorded as Argo Records[8].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do is part of You Always Hurt the One You Love[9].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do was published on 1961[11].
  • (I Don't Know Why) But I Do's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0e0ff157-00ec-407a-ad3c-5bb3518b6e63[14]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on (I Don't Know Why) But I Do was Clarence "Frogman" Henry[7].

Publication

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do was released on 1961[11]. Genres include country music[4] and pop music[5]. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do is part of You Always Hurt the One You Love[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do was followed by You Always Hurt the One You Love[6].

Why It Matters

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2] (I Don't Know Why) But I Do has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

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.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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