Crying
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Crying
Summary
Crying is a musical work/composition[1]. Crying ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Crying's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
- Crying's composer is recorded as Roy Orbison[4].
- Crying's composer is recorded as Joe Melson[5].
- Crying was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[6].
- Crying's genre is popular music[7].
- Crying was performed by Roy Orbison[8].
- Crying was performed by Don McLean[9].
- Crying's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
- Crying was released on August 16, 1961[11].
- Crying's lyricist is recorded as Roy Orbison[12].
- Crying's lyricist is recorded as Joe Melson[13].
- Crying's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crying'}[14].
- Crying's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Release type: Song[16]
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Genre(s): ballad, country, easy listening, pop, pop rock, rock, rock and roll[17]
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Community tags: ballad, beat, country, easy listening, pop, pop rock, rock, rock and roll[18]
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MusicBrainz ID: 773af48a-e550-3885-b575-1590dcb15dfa[19]
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Authorship and Creation
Crying was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[6]. Performers include Roy Orbison[8] and Don McLean[9].
Publication
Crying was released on August 16, 1961[11]. Crying's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Crying's genre is popular music[7].
Why It Matters
Crying ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[2] Crying has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Crying is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]