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You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

1965 single by The Lovin' Spoonful
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You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

Summary

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice's genre is folk rock[4].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice followed Do You Believe in Magic[5].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was followed by Daydream[6].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was performed by The Lovin' Spoonful[7].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice's record label is recorded as Kama Sutra[8].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was published on November 13, 1965[10].
  • You Didn't Have to Be So Nice's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Daydream[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: bf29378e-87f7-3389-ba12-fbb6312ed313[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was The Lovin' Spoonful[7].

Publication

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice was published on November 13, 1965[10]. Its genre is folk rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice followed Do You Believe in Magic[5]. It was followed by Daydream[6].

Why It Matters

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

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.

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