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2006 song by Lionel Richie
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Why

Summary

Why is a single[1]. Why ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 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 composer is recorded as Sean Garrett[5].
  • Why's genre is soul[6].
  • Why was followed by All Around the World[7].
  • Among the performers on Why was Lionel Richie[8].
  • Why's record label is recorded as Island Records[9].
  • Why's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[10].
  • Why was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Why's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Why was published on December 11, 2006[13].
  • Why's different from is recorded as Why[14].
  • Why's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Coming Home[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb2e75f1-5a41-41f9-be87-883c739c2e7b[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Why was performed by Lionel Richie[8].

Publication

Why was published on December 11, 2006[13]. Why's genre is soul[6]. Why was distributed by music streaming[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Why was followed by All Around the World[7].

Why It Matters

Why ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Lionel Richie

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . 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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