You Never Can Tell

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"You Never Can Tell" is a 1964 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, best known for its catchy piano-driven melody and its prominent use in the film "Pulp Fiction."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock and roll song
single
song
alternativeTitle C'est La Vie
Teenage Wedding
bSide Brenda Lee
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 14
composer Chuck Berry ONNED1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s
directorOfNotableFilmAppearance Quentin Tarantino
featuredInFilm Pulp Fiction
filmAppearanceContext Pulp Fiction twist contest scene
genre rhythm and blues
rock and roll
hasChorusPhrase C'est la vie, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
hasCulturalImpact revived in popularity after inclusion in Pulp Fiction
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitar
piano
hasNarrativeTheme teenage marriage
young couple building a life together
hasStyleCharacteristic New Orleans-style piano
storytelling lyrics
hasTempo medium-up tempo
includedInAlbum St. Louis to Liverpool
influencedBy New Orleans rhythm and blues
isPartOf Chuck Berry discography
language English
length 2:44
notableFeature piano-driven melody
originalMedium 7-inch vinyl single
performer Chuck Berry
producer Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
publisher Chess Records
recordingArtist Chuck Berry NERFINISHED
recordLabel Chess Records
releaseDate 1964-08-01
releaseYear 1964
side A-side
title You Never Can Tell self-link
writer Chuck Berry
yearOfNotableFilmAppearance 1994

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Chuck Berry notableWork You Never Can Tell
Luxury Liner includesCoverOf You Never Can Tell
this entity surface form: (You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie (song by Chuck Berry)
Cimarron hasTrack You Never Can Tell
this entity surface form: You Can Never Tell (C’est La Vie)
No Particular Place to Go followedBy You Never Can Tell
You Never Can Tell title You Never Can Tell self-link
St. Louis to Liverpool hasPart You Never Can Tell
St. Louis to Liverpool hasSingle You Never Can Tell