Unchained Melody

Summary

Unchained Melody is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #105 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Unchained Melody's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Unchained Melody's composer is recorded as Alex North^[4].
• Unchained Melody's genre is popular music^[5].
• Unchained Melody was performed by Todd Duncan^[6].
• Among the performers on Unchained Melody was Liberace^[7].
• Unchained Melody was performed by Dionne Warwick^[8].
• Unchained Melody was performed by The Righteous Brothers^[9].
• Among the performers on Unchained Melody was Willie Nelson^[10].
• Among the performers on Unchained Melody was U2^[11].
• Among the performers on Unchained Melody was Barry Manilow^[12].
• Unchained Melody was performed by Susan Boyle^[13].
• Unchained Melody was performed by She & Him^[14].
• Among the performers on Unchained Melody was Ane Brun^[15].
• Unchained Melody's Commons category is recorded as Unchained Melody^[16].
• Unchained Melody's language of work or name is recorded as English^[17].
• Unchained Melody was published on 1955^[18].
• Unchained Melody's lyricist is recorded as Hy Zaret^[19].
• Unchained Melody's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Unchained Melody'}^[20].
• Unchained Melody's has characteristic is recorded as film song^[21].
• Unchained Melody's different from is recorded as Unchained Melody^[22].
• Unchained Melody's form of creative work is recorded as song^[23].
• Unchained Melody's music created for is recorded as Unchained^[24].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[25]

• Genre(s): avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, free jazz, jazz, pop, rock^[26]

• Community tags: avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, free jazz, fusion, jazz, pop, rock^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9bf4b7a9-44d5-3b55-9a8f-7b10584bcacd^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Todd Duncan^[6], Liberace^[7], Dionne Warwick^[8], The Righteous Brothers^[9], Willie Nelson^[10], and U2^[11].

Publication

Unchained Melody was released on 1955^[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[17]. Its genre is popular music^[5].

Why It Matters

Unchained Melody ranks in the top 0.54% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,090 views/month, #105 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]