Heat Wave

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"Heat Wave" is a 1963 Motown hit song by Martha and the Vandellas, celebrated as one of the defining tracks of the early soul and R&B era.

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Heat Wave canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ
associatedAct The Four Tops ⓘ
The Supremes ⓘ
associatedMovement Motown sound ⓘ
linked to: Motown
award Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording ⓘ
backgroundVocalists Annette Beard ⓘ
Rosalind Ashford ⓘ
backingBand The Funk Brothers ⓘ
bSide A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Every Day) ⓘ
chartPerformance US Billboard Hot 100 number 4 ⓘ
US Billboard R&B number 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed classic of soul music ⓘ
describedAs defining track of early soul and R&B era ⓘ
era early 1960s ⓘ
genre Motown ⓘ
R&B ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Linda Ronstadt ⓘ
Phil Collins ⓘ
The Who ⓘ
includedIn album Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas album) ⓘ
influenced later soul and R&B dance records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Martha Reeves ⓘ
notableFor signature song of Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ
up‑tempo gospel‑influenced vocal style ⓘ
originalMedium 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ
performer Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ
producer Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ
publisher Jobete Music ⓘ
rankedOnList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
recordedIn Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit ⓘ
recordLabel Gordy ⓘ
Motown Records ⓘ
linked to: Motown
releaseDate 1963-07-09 ⓘ
releaseYear 1963 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
songwriter Brian Holland ⓘ
Eddie Holland ⓘ
Lamont Dozier ⓘ
tempo up-tempo ⓘ
theme intense romantic passion ⓘ
usesMetaphor heat wave as metaphor for love ⓘ
vocalStyle call-and-response ⓘ
writer Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ

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