song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
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"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a classic 1956 doo-wop song by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, renowned for its youthful lead vocal, catchy harmonies, and enduring influence on rock and roll music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York City music scene
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teenage vocal groups ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardPop | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardR&B | number 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
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rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Please Be Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Diana Ross
NERFINISHED
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Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beach Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later doo-wop recordings
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subsequent pop vocal groups ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
foolishness in love
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romantic love ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Why Do Fools Fall in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | rock and roll ⓘ |
| isClassicOf | doo-wop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | Frankie Lymon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy vocal harmonies
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influence on rock and roll music ⓘ youthful lead vocal ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf | early rock and roll era ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Frankie Lymon
NERFINISHED
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The Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Goldner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
doo-wop standard
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rock and roll standard ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Gee Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| subjectHasWikipediaArticle | Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Frankie Lymon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Frankie Lymon
NERFINISHED
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Herman Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfSingleRelease | 1956 ⓘ |
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