You’ve Got a Friend

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1970s song pop ballad song

"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
You've Got a Friend 2
You've Got a Friend (reprise) 1
You’ve Got a Friend (lyric contribution disputed but associated) 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 1970s song ⓘ
pop ballad ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1970s ⓘ
describedAs anthem of comfort and support ⓘ
classic pop ballad ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1971 ⓘ
genre adult contemporary ⓘ
pop ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVersionBy Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Taylor ⓘ
originalAlbum Tapestry ⓘ
originalArtist Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Taylor ⓘ
popularizedBy Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Taylor ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1970s ⓘ
releaseYear 1971 ⓘ
theme comfort ⓘ
emotional support ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
writer Carole King NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tapestry → hasPart → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
The Living Room Tour → hasTrack → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
this entity surface form: You've Got a Friend
The Living Room Tour → hasTrack → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
this entity surface form: You've Got a Friend (reprise)
Carole King → notableSongWritten → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
Gerry Goffin → notableWork → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
this entity surface form: You’ve Got a Friend (lyric contribution disputed but associated)
James Taylor → notableWork → You’ve Got a Friend ⓘ
this entity surface form: You've Got a Friend