Signature
key confidence medium · relative F# minor · tempo confidence medium · double-time 172.7 · low end 18% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Sampled byApollo Brown & Skyzoo, Spoils to the Victorsource
- CoveredArturo Sandovalsource
- CoveredBlue Starssource
- CoveredCharles Earlandsource
- CoveredCurtis Mayfieldsource
- Sampled byExample, So Many Roadssource
- CoveredGrant Greensource
- Sampled byJay Electronica feat. Talib Kweli, J. Cole & Mos Def, Just Begunsource
- CoveredJohnny Mathissource
- CoveredLondon Synphonic Orchestrasource
- CoveredMonty Alexander Triosource
- CoveredNew Cool Collectivesource
- Written byPaul Williamssource
- CoveredPaul Williamssource
- CoveredRamsey Lewissource
- Written byRoger Nicholssource
- CoveredThe Faumuissource
Why it is here
- The song originated as music for a 1970 Crocker-Citizens National Bank television commercial that the Carpenters heard and sought to turn into a full recording. source
- It became the group's second consecutive Top 10 single, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Cash Box chart, and spent seven weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart. source
- It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and later included on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2011. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.