I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a classic soul song, most famously recorded by Marvin Gaye, that became one of Motown's signature hits and a defining track of 1960s American R&B.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | 1960s soul music ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Motown ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
UK hit single (Marvin Gaye version)
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US R&B number-one single (Gladys Knight & the Pips version) ⓘ US number-one single (Marvin Gaye version) ⓘ |
| composer |
Barrett Strong
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Norman Whitfield ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
Motown classic
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defining track of 1960s American R&B ⓘ signature song of Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| famousLine |
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"I heard it through the grapevine"
"People say believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear" ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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surface form:
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
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| genre |
R&B
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psychedelic soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| GladysKnightSingleReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | Creedence Clearwater Revival extended version ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | listed among greatest songs of all time by music publications ⓘ |
| includedOn | Marvin Gaye album "In the Groove" ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes (Marvin Gaye single version) ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
gossip
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suspicion of infidelity ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| MarvinGayeSingleReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
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| producer | Norman Whitfield ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Motown Studio A
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surface form:
Hitsville U.S.A. studio
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| recordLabel |
Motown
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Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
commercials
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film soundtracks ⓘ television shows ⓘ |
| writer |
Barrett Strong
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Norman Whitfield ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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this entity surface form:
"I heard it through the grapevine"
this entity surface form:
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (Gladys Knight & the Pips version)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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this entity surface form:
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
subject surface form:
Marvin Gaye
subject surface form:
Marvin Gaye
this entity surface form:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine!