You've Got a Friend

Summary

You've Got a Friend is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,767 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• You've Got a Friend's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• You've Got a Friend's composer is recorded as Carole King^[4].
• You've Got a Friend's genre is soft rock^[5].
• Among the performers on You've Got a Friend was Carole King^[6].
• Among the performers on You've Got a Friend was James Taylor^[7].
• You've Got a Friend was performed by Andy Williams^[8].
• Among the performers on You've Got a Friend was Carola Häggkvist^[9].
• You've Got a Friend was performed by Barbra Streisand^[10].
• You've Got a Friend was performed by The Brand New Heavies^[11].
• You've Got a Friend is part of Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon^[12].
• You've Got a Friend's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• You've Got a Friend was published on 1971^[14].
• You've Got a Friend's lyricist is recorded as Carole King^[15].
• Fire and Rain inspired You've Got a Friend^[16].
• You've Got a Friend's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire^[17].
• You've Got a Friend's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'You’ve Got a Friend'}^[18].
• You've Got a Friend's different from is recorded as You've Got a Friend^[19].
• You've Got a Friend's derivative work is recorded as Io ti amavo quando…^[20].
• You've Got a Friend's form of creative work is recorded as song^[21].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[22]

• Genre(s): folk, folk rock, pop, pop rock, soft rock^[23]

• Community tags: folk, folk rock, pop, pop rock, soft rock^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: f71730f0-062f-3da5-8086-6fb07fea1839^[25]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Carole King^[6], James Taylor^[7], Andy Williams^[8], Carola Häggkvist^[9], Barbra Streisand^[10], and The Brand New Heavies^[11].

Publication

You've Got a Friend was released on 1971^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is soft rock^[5]. It is part of Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fire and Rain inspired You've Got a Friend^[16].

Why It Matters

You've Got a Friend ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,767 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]