Losing My Mind
E363296
"Losing My Mind" is a torch song from Stephen Sondheim's musical *Follies*, known for its haunting portrayal of obsessive love and emotional unraveling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Losing My Mind canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
torch song ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Follies
ⓘ
surface form:
Follies (original Broadway cast recording)
Results (Liza Minnelli album) ⓘ |
| characterWhoSings | Sally Durant Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of Stephen Sondheim's best-known torch songs ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | expresses Sally Durant Plummer's fixation on Ben Stone ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century musical theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn |
Sondheim on Sondheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Sondheim revues
cabaret shows ⓘ |
| fromMusicalBy |
Stephen Sondheim
ⓘ
surface form:
James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim
|
| hasForm | solo song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later torch songs in musical theatre revues ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | piano and orchestra (typical theatre orchestration) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
memory and nostalgia
ⓘ
mental instability ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| includedIn | Follies revival productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
emotional unraveling
ⓘ
obsessive love ⓘ psychological distress ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| mood |
haunting
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
ballad
ⓘ
torch song ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreGenre | musical theatre song ⓘ |
| notableChartSuccess | UK Singles Chart top 10 (Liza Minnelli / Pet Shop Boys version) ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Barbra Streisand
ⓘ
Imelda Staunton ⓘ Liza Minnelli ⓘ Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Dorothy Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Follies
ⓘ
surface form:
Follies (1971 Broadway production)
|
| partOfWork | Follies ⓘ |
| publisher |
Music Theatre International
ⓘ
surface form:
Music Theatre International (licensing for Follies)
|
| recordLabelForNotableCover | Parlophone ⓘ |
| stageContext | sung late in the show Follies ⓘ |
| stageFunction | character revelation song ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalRange | female voice ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.