"My Girl" by The Temptations

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"My Girl" by The Temptations is a classic 1964 Motown soul song, renowned for its smooth vocals, memorable bassline and strings, and status as one of the group's signature hits.

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instanceOf single
song
artist The Temptations NERFINISHED
backingVocalist Eddie Kendricks NERFINISHED
Melvin Franklin NERFINISHED
Otis Williams NERFINISHED
Paul Williams NERFINISHED
chartPeakDateUSBillboardHot100 1965-03-06
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSRBChart 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed classic
culturalStatus one of The Temptations’ signature hits
featuresMusicalElement call-and-response vocals
melodic hook
prominent bassline
string arrangement
followedBySingle It’s Growing NERFINISHED
genre Motown sound
R&B
soul
hasBside (Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby NERFINISHED
hasFamousLyric I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way?
I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitar
horns
strings
includedOnAlbum The Temptations Sing Smokey NERFINISHED
isClassicOf 1960s soul music
Motown era NERFINISHED
isSignatureSongOf The Temptations NERFINISHED
language English
leadVocalist David Ruffin NERFINISHED
length 2:45
performer The Temptations NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) NERFINISHED
producer Ronald White NERFINISHED
Smokey Robinson NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1964-09-17
recordingLocation Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
recordingStudio Hitsville U.S.A. Studio A NERFINISHED
recordLabel Gordy Records NERFINISHED
Motown
releaseDate 1964-12-21
subjectMatter romantic love
vocalGroup The Temptations NERFINISHED
vocalStyle smooth lead vocal
writer Ronald White NERFINISHED
Smokey Robinson NERFINISHED

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this entity surface form: “My Girl” by The Temptations