I Second That Emotion

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"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 Motown soul single by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, known for its clever wordplay and smooth, melodic groove.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
I Second That Emotion canonical 7
“I Second That Emotion” 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
chartSuccess hit on the Billboard R&B charts ⓘ
hit on the Billboard pop charts ⓘ
chorusFeature call-and-response vocals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
genre Motown ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact considered one of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' signature songs ⓘ
frequently included on Motown compilation albums ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
horns ⓘ
piano ⓘ
strings ⓘ
hasLyricsFeature wordplay on the phrase "I second that motion" ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme romantic relationships ⓘ
hasNotableFeature classic Motown production sound ⓘ
prominent backing vocals by The Miracles ⓘ
hasRhythm mid-tempo groove ⓘ
isPartOf Motown catalog ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicalStyle smooth melodic groove ⓘ
originalMedium 7-inch single ⓘ
performer Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
producer Al Cleveland ⓘ
Smokey Robinson ⓘ
recordLabel Motown Records ⓘ
linked to: Motown

Tamla ⓘ
releaseDate 1967 ⓘ
songwriter Al Cleveland ⓘ
Smokey Robinson ⓘ
vocalStyle lead vocals by Smokey Robinson ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles → notableWork → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles → hasHitSingle → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
Pete Moore → notableWork → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
Smokey Robinson → notableWork → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
subject linked to: Smokey
Smokey Robinson → notableWork → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
subject linked to: William Robinson Jr.
Japan (band) → notableSong → I Second That Emotion ⓘ
Uriel Jones → notableWork → “I Second That Emotion” ⓘ
linked to: I Second That Emotion
I’ll Try Something New → hasTrack → I Second That Emotion ⓘ