Delilah
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"Delilah" is a 1968 pop song by Welsh singer Tom Jones, known for its dramatic storytelling and powerful vocal performance.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wales national rugby union team supporters ⓘ |
| bSide | Smile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustria | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionDutchTop40 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Les Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
schlager ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
P.J. Proby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized as one of Tom Jones’s signature songs ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavouriteStatusFor | Tom Jones concerts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | promotional performance clips ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dramatic storytelling
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ powerful vocal performance ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Delilah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:26 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Barry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOfWork | Delilah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-02-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
crime of passion ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| vocalist | Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | dramatic pop ballad ⓘ |
| writer | Les Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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