I Dont Know How to Love Him

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"I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a ballad from the rock opera *Jesus Christ Superstar*, best known as one of its signature songs and a major pop hit in the early 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballad
show tune
song
associatedWork Jesus Christ Superstar
surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 film adaptation

Jesus Christ Superstar concept album
Jesus Christ Superstar
surface form: Jesus Christ Superstar stage musical
characterSingingInShow Mary Magdalene
chartSuccess major pop hit in the early 1970s
composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstReleaseYear 1970
genre pop
rock ballad
hasKey commonly performed in D major
hasMelodicStyle lyrical and expressive
language English
lyricalPerspective first person
lyricist Tim Rice
musicFrom rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar
notableAs signature song of Jesus Christ Superstar
notableRecording Helen Reddy version
Yvonne Elliman single version
originalPerformer Yvonne Elliman
partOf Jesus Christ Superstar
subjectOf numerous cover versions
tempo slow
theme romantic confusion
spiritual conflict
timePeriodOfPopularity early 1970s
vocalType female lead vocal

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Jesus Christ Superstar notableSong I Dont Know How to Love Him