Sing

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"Sing" is a gentle, melodic pop song popularized by the soft rock duo The Carpenters in the 1970s.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sing canonical 5
"Sing, sing a song" 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
adaptedTo adult contemporary pop style
albumBy The Carpenters
associatedAct Sesame Street
The Carpenters
backingVocalsBy Richard Carpenter
chartSuccess hit for The Carpenters in the 1970s
countryOfRelease United States
decadeOfPeakPopularity 1970s
features children's chorus
genre pop
soft rock
hasHookLine "Sing, sing a song"
linked to: Sing
hasMusicalStyle gentle
melodic
hasRefrain "Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear"
"Just sing, sing a song"
includedOnAlbum Now & Then
instrumentation orchestral arrangement
piano
isSignatureSongOf The Carpenters
label A&M Records
language English
lyricTheme joy
self-expression
singing
notableFor use of children's choir in a pop ballad
originallyWrittenFor Sesame Street
originatedAs children's song
performer The Carpenters
popularizedBy The Carpenters
producer Jack Daugherty
Richard Carpenter
recordedBy Sesame Street cast
linked to: Sesame Street

The Carpenters
releasedAsSingleBy The Carpenters
releaseYear 1973
targetAudience children
general audience
tempo slow-to-moderate
uses lush string arrangement
vocalArrangementBy Richard Carpenter
vocalist Karen Carpenter
children's choir
vocalStyle soft, warm lead vocal
writer Joe Raposo

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

x (album) notableTrack Sing
Sing hasHookLine "Sing, sing a song"
linked to: Sing
Now & Then notableSong Sing