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The Tears of a Clown

1970 single by The Miracles
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The Tears of a Clown

Summary

The Tears of a Clown is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tears of a Clown's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Tears of a Clown's composer is recorded as Stevie Wonder[4].
  • The Tears of a Clown's genre is pop music[5].
  • The Tears of a Clown was followed by I Don't Blame You at All[6].
  • Among the performers on The Tears of a Clown was The Miracles[7].
  • The Tears of a Clown's record label is recorded as Motown[8].
  • The Tears of a Clown's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Tears of a Clown was published on September 24, 1970[10].
  • The Tears of a Clown's lyricist is recorded as Smokey Robinson[11].
  • The Tears of a Clown's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Make It Happen[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]

  • Genre(s): funk, jazz, soul[14]

  • Community tags: funk, jazz, soul[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d000a7e7-81e8-350a-96c7-ec236fe9a736[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tears of a Clown was performed by The Miracles[7].

Publication

The Tears of a Clown was released on September 24, 1970[10]. Its genre is pop music[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Tears of a Clown was followed by I Don't Blame You at All[6].

Why It Matters

The Tears of a Clown ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Smokey Robinson

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