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The Way We Were

song by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
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The Way We Were

Summary

The Way We Were is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Way We Were received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[3].
  • The Way We Were received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year[4].
  • The Way We Were's instance of is recorded as song[5].
  • The Way We Were's instance of is recorded as single[6].
  • The Way We Were's composer is recorded as Marilyn Bergman[7].
  • The Way We Were's composer is recorded as Alan Bergman[8].
  • The Way We Were's composer is recorded as Marvin Hamlisch[9].
  • The Way We Were's genre is pop music[10].
  • The Way We Were followed If I Close My Eyes[11].
  • Among the performers on The Way We Were was Barbra Streisand[12].
  • The Way We Were was performed by Carola Häggkvist[13].
  • The Way We Were's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[14].
  • The Way We Were is part of The Way We Were[15].
  • The Way We Were's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • The Way We Were was distributed by vinyl record[17].
  • The Way We Were's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • The Way We Were was released on January 1, 1974[19].
  • The Way We Were's lyricist is recorded as Marilyn Bergman[20].
  • The Way We Were's lyricist is recorded as Alan Bergman[21].
  • The Way We Were's nominated for is recorded as Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[22].
  • The Way We Were's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Song of the Year[23].
  • The Way We Were's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Way We Were'}[24].

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[25]

  • Community tags: jasrac-no-iswc[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5052d9ab-176e-40e9-ad99-183ec6f393fa[27]

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Recognition

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[3], a film award category[28], founded in 1962[29] and Grammy Award for Song of the Year[4], a Grammy Awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1959[32].

Why It Matters

The Way We Were ranks in the top 3% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Way We Were receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[3] and Grammy Award for Song of the Year[4].

Related Entities

Barbra Streisand Carola Häggkvist Columbia Records Marvin Hamlisch United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Barbra Streisand, Carola Häggkvist
    Publication date → +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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