Love Is Strange

E329138
single song

"Love Is Strange" is a 1956 R&B duet by Mickey & Sylvia that became a classic hit known for its playful spoken-word exchanges and enduring influence on popular music.

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Label Occurrences
Love Is Strange canonical 9
Love Is Strange (1956 single) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
chartPosition Billboard R&B chart number 1 ⓘ
Billboard pop chart top 20 ⓘ
composer Bo Diddley ⓘ
Mickey Baker ⓘ
Sylvia Robinson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1950s ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasBside I'm Going Home ⓘ
hasCoverVersion Buddy Holly ⓘ
Everything But The Girl ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ
Peaches & Herb ⓘ
hasGuitarist Mickey Baker ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocals ⓘ
guitar riff ⓘ
spoken-word dialogue ⓘ
hasRecognition classic R&B hit ⓘ
standard of 1950s popular music ⓘ
hasRecordingLocation New York City ⓘ
hasTheme courtship ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
influenced pop music ⓘ
rock and roll music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 3 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Bo Diddley ⓘ
Mickey Baker ⓘ
Sylvia Robinson ⓘ
notableFor enduring popularity ⓘ
influence on later duets ⓘ
playful spoken-word exchanges ⓘ
partOf Mickey & Sylvia ⓘ
surface form: Mickey & Sylvia discography
performer Mickey & Sylvia ⓘ
producer Bob Rolontz ⓘ
recordLabel Groove Records ⓘ
RCA Victor ⓘ
releaseDate 1956 ⓘ
usedInWork Casino ⓘ
Dirty Dancing ⓘ
vocalist Mickey Baker ⓘ
Sylvia Robinson ⓘ

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Sylvia Robinson → notableWork → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Wild Life → sideOneTrack → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Wild Life → includesCoverSong → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Wild Life → hasTrack → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Mickey & Sylvia → notableWork → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Mickey & Sylvia → hasSong → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Mickey & Sylvia → performerOf → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Mickey Baker → notableWork → Love Is Strange ⓘ
Mickey Baker → notableRecording → Love Is Strange ⓘ
this entity surface form: Love Is Strange (1956 single)
Sylvia Vanderpool → notableWork → Love Is Strange ⓘ