You Can't Win

1979 single by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross
VisualArtwork single Q49804
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You Can't Win

Summary

You Can't Win is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • You Can't Win's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • You Can't Win's genre is contemporary R&B[4].
  • You Can't Win followed Ease on Down the Road[5].
  • You Can't Win was followed by A Brand New Day[6].
  • Among the performers on You Can't Win was Q2831[7].
  • You Can't Win's record label is recorded as Epic Records[8].
  • You Can't Win is part of The Wiz[9].
  • You Can't Win's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • You Can't Win was published on January 11, 1979[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c752d16-0cb9-3474-bb84-466fecbb8000[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on You Can't Win was Q2831[7].

Publication

You Can't Win was released on January 11, 1979[11]. Its genre is contemporary R&B[4]. It is part of The Wiz[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

You Can't Win followed Ease on Down the Road[5]. It was followed by A Brand New Day[6].

Why It Matters

You Can't Win ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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.

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

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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