Song Sung Blue

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"Song Sung Blue" is a 1972 soft rock hit by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature songs and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Song Sung Blue canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
belongsToArtistNationality American
chartPeakDateBillboardHot100 1972
chartPositionBillboardAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionBillboardHot100 1
composer Neil Diamond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
firstReleasedAs 7-inch single
genre soft rock
hasBSide Gitchy Goomy
hasKey major key
hasMusicalQuotationFrom Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
surface form: Piano Concerto No. 21 (Mozart)
hasMusicGenre easy listening
pop
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Andy Williams
Bobby Darin
Frank Sinatra
Ray Conniff
hasNotableLivePerformanceBy Neil Diamond
hasRecordingType studio recording
hasTheme emotional resilience
melancholy
includedInAlbum Moods
inspiredBy Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
surface form: Piano Concerto No. 21 (Mozart)
isAssociatedWith Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972
isFollowedBySingle Play Me
isPartOfEra classic rock era
isPrecededBySingle Crunchy Granola Suite
language English
length approximately 3:15
lyricist Neil Diamond
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
originalMedium vinyl single
partOf Neil Diamond discography
performer Neil Diamond
producer Tom Catalano NERFINISHED
recordingArtist Neil Diamond
recordLabel Uni Records
releaseDate 1972-04
releaseYear 1972
signatureSongOf Neil Diamond
tempo slow to mid-tempo
vocalist Neil Diamond
weeksAtNumberOneBillboardHot100 1

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Neil Diamond notableWork Song Sung Blue
Neil Diamond wroteSong Song Sung Blue
Marcia Murphey spouseNotableWork Song Sung Blue