Rainy Days and Mondays
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"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a melancholic pop ballad most famously recorded by the Carpenters, co-written by Paul Williams and known for its introspective lyrics and smooth, soft-rock arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rainy Days and Mondays canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| bSide | Saturday ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles #1
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US Adult Contemporary #1 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 #2 ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | Superstar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrevious | For All We Know NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
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pop ballad ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
noted for lush arrangement
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praised for Karen Carpenter's vocal performance ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ orchestra ⓘ piano ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
introspection
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loneliness ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| hasMood |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
orchestral arrangement
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slow tempo ⓘ smooth production ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Crissy Collins version
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Michael Ball version ⓘ Paul Williams version ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | "Rainy days and Mondays always get me down" ⓘ |
| includedIn | Carpenters compilations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | A&M 1243 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:40 ⓘ |
| partOf | Carpenters (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-04-23 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | music reviews ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Paul Williams
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Roger Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.