Rockin’ Robin
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Rockin’ Robin is a 1972 single by Michael Jackson, a cover of Bobby Day’s 1958 hit that became one of Jackson’s early solo successes.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Got to Be There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Jackson 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rockin’ Robin (1958 single by Bobby Day) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardEasyListening | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCashBoxTop100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Jimmie Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 1970s pop ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | “Rockin’ robin, tweet, tweet, tweet” ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USMO17200015 ⓘ |
| hasTheme | birds and dancing ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin%27_Robin_(song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Michael Jackson discography ⓘ |
| isCoverOf | Rockin’ Robin (Bobby Day song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:30 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jimmie Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of Michael Jackson’s early solo hits ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Bobby Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Got to Be There (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | The Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | lead vocals by Michael Jackson ⓘ |
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