Will It Go Round in Circles
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"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a 1972 funk-influenced soul song by Billy Preston that became one of his biggest hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Hot 100
NERFINISHED
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Billboard Hot Soul Singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 10 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles
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number one on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer |
Billy Preston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | covered by various artists in later decades ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | funk-influenced soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original contemporary promo video widely known ⓘ |
| hasTheme | playful, circular wordplay in lyrics ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Music Is My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Billy Preston's biggest hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:28 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Billy Preston's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| partOf | Music Is My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakChartDateUS | 1973-07-07 ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUS | 1 ⓘ |
| performances | performed live by Billy Preston in the 1970s ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Billy Preston
NERFINISHED
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Malcolm Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Margouleff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-10-27 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Billy Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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