Young Girl
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"Young Girl" is a 1968 pop song by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, known for its dramatic vocals and controversial lyrics about an age-inappropriate romance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Jerry Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationUK | silver ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPM | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCashBox | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s pop ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Lady Willpower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | I'm Losing You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHook | "Young girl, get out of my mind" ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | orchestral pop ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial lyrics ⓘ |
| includedOn | Young Girl (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:07 ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | older man addressing underage girl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gary Puckett's powerful baritone vocal
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dramatic orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Woman, Woman ⓘ |
| producer | Jerry Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy about depiction of underage relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
age-inappropriate romance
ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Gary Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | dramatic vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.