What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

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single song

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a classic 1966 soul ballad by Jimmy Ruffin, renowned for its poignant lyrics about heartbreak and its enduring popularity in Motown's catalog.

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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 2
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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
backingBand The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToMovement classic Motown sound ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart Top 10 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 Top 10 ⓘ
composer James Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Riser NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Weatherspoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era 1960s ⓘ
famousFor enduring popularity ⓘ
melancholic melody ⓘ
poignant lyrics ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
ballad ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasBackingVocalsBy Motown session singers ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Boy George NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Young NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robson & Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme emotional pain ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
lost love ⓘ
includedIn Jimmy Ruffin’s album "Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten" NERFINISHED ⓘ
isClassicOf 1960s soul music ⓘ
Motown era NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor emotional vocal performance by Jimmy Ruffin ⓘ
string arrangement by Paul Riser ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
partOf Motown catalog ⓘ
performer Jimmy Ruffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer William "Mickey" Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Weatherspoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedAt Hitsville U.S.A. studio NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedIn Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
Soul Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1966 ⓘ
usedIn film "Fried Green Tomatoes" NERFINISHED ⓘ
various film and television soundtracks ⓘ
vocalist Jimmy Ruffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer James Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Riser NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Weatherspoon NERFINISHED ⓘ

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this entity surface form: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
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this entity surface form: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?