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I've Been Loving You Too Long

1965 song written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler, recorded by Redding as a single
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I've Been Loving You Too Long

Summary

I've Been Loving You Too Long is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's composer is recorded as Otis Redding[4].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's composer is recorded as Jerry Butler[5].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's genre is rock music[6].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long followed Mr. Pitiful[7].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long was followed by Respect[8].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long was produced by Otis Redding[9].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long was performed by Otis Redding[10].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's record label is recorded as Stax Records[11].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's record label is recorded as Atco Records[12].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long is part of Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul[13].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long was published on April 19, 1965[16].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's lyricist is recorded as Otis Redding[17].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I've Been Loving You Too Long"}[18].
  • I've Been Loving You Too Long's form of creative work is recorded as song[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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a574d9bd-b3f3-3498-aa17-a21f2200d213[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I've Been Loving You Too Long was Otis Redding[10]. It was produced by Otis Redding[9].

Publication

I've Been Loving You Too Long was published on April 19, 1965[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I've Been Loving You Too Long followed Mr. Pitiful[7]. It was followed by Respect[8].

Why It Matters

I've Been Loving You Too Long ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Otis Redding United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-ve-been-loving-you-too-long_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I've Been Loving You Too Long}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-ve-been-loving-you-too-long}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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