Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

Summary

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) is a musical work/composition^[1]. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s composer is recorded as Roy Orbison^[4].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s composer is recorded as Joe Melson^[5].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.^[6].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s genre is pop music^[7].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was performed by Roy Orbison^[8].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s catalog code is recorded as 711537-001^[10].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was released on May 4, 1960^[11].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s lyricist is recorded as Roy Orbison^[12].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s lyricist is recorded as Joe Melson^[13].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'}^[14].
• Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s form of creative work is recorded as song^[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[16]

• Community tags: rock 'n' roll^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: a7e8fc9e-f457-370c-ab68-4b9d336cdb91^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.^[6]. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was performed by Roy Orbison^[8].

Publication

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) was released on May 4, 1960^[11]. Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is pop music^[7].

Why It Matters

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).^[2] Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]