Explicate your lyrics (idea)

The circumstances around the creation of a song, and even how a song makes you feel¹, are wonderful and useful things to know, but it's probably more important to properly attribute the song.

Do a little research² and find out the following pieces of information:

1. Who wrote the song, and when?
2. Who recorded the song first, and when?
3. What label was the record released on?
4. Was the song first released as a single or on an album?
   • If it was released on an album, what was the album called?
   • If it was a single, what was on the flip side?
5. If the song was a hit:
   • Which version was a hit?
   • What chart did it appear on?
   • How far up the chart did it get?
   • How long did it stay there?

You'll make me happy³ if you at least include #1, #2, and #3. The rest of the information is simply nice to know.

If the song appeared before the advent of recording technology, only #1 need appear, but if a particular recording made the song famous, the other information would be nice.

It's OK to discuss other artists' covers of a song, but please credit the author and the original artist, or make sure that information is elsewhere in the node.

Thank you.

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¹Just keep in mind that you don't want to make me write Every node eventually becomes a "Getting To Know You" node.
²Searching most song titles on a good search engine will yield this information pretty quickly.
³For what that's worth.