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I Heard It Through the Grapevine

original song written and composed by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Summary

I Heard It Through the Grapevine is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,657 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's composer is recorded as Norman Whitfield[4].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's composer is recorded as Barrett Strong[5].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's genre is rhythm and blues[6].
  • Among the performers on I Heard It Through the Grapevine was Gladys Knight & the Pips[7].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine was performed by Marvin Gaye[8].
  • Among the performers on I Heard It Through the Grapevine was The Miracles[9].
  • Among the performers on I Heard It Through the Grapevine was Roger Troutman[10].
  • Among the performers on I Heard It Through the Grapevine was Creedence Clearwater Revival[11].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine is part of In the Groove[12].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine was released on September 28, 1967[14].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's lyricist is recorded as Barrett Strong[15].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's lyricist is recorded as Norman Whitfield[16].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'}[17].
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: afae034a-f8b1-3353-8e91-90d97086fc11[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Gladys Knight & the Pips[7], Marvin Gaye[8], The Miracles[9], Roger Troutman[10], and Creedence Clearwater Revival[11].

Publication

I Heard It Through the Grapevine was released on September 28, 1967[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is rhythm and blues[6]. It is part of In the Groove[12].

Why It Matters

I Heard It Through the Grapevine ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,657 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Creedence Clearwater Revival Marvin Gaye

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Gladys Knight & the Pips, Marvin Gaye, The Miracles +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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