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Why

Summary

Why is a single[1]. Why ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Why's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Why's genre is disco[5].
  • Why followed Jesse[6].
  • Why was followed by You Know What to Do[7].
  • Why was produced by Nile Rodgers[8].
  • Why was performed by Carly Simon[9].
  • Why's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[10].
  • Why's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Why was published on August 1982[12].
  • Why's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Soup for One[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 618979c0-b9ad-3dcb-a6b6-19566af4f111[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Why was performed by Carly Simon[9]. Why was produced by Nile Rodgers[8].

Publication

Why was released on August 1982[12]. Why's genre is disco[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Why followed Jesse[6]. Why was followed by You Know What to Do[7].

Why It Matters

Why ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Nile Rodgers

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . 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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