What connects this song
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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Written by Mort Shuman, also My Baby (Janis Joplin), Get It While You Can (Janis Joplin) and Viva Las Vegas
Part of G.I. Blues, also Wooden Heart, G.I. Blues and Pocketful of Rainbows
Written by Doc Pomus, also Viva Las Vegas, Young Blood (The Coasters) and Surrender
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mort Shuman wrote 73 songs on fono
Doc Pomus wrote 59 songs on fono
Doc Pomus’s most frequent co-writer is Mort Shuman (41 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- Part of
- G.I. Blues
- Released on
- RCA
- Written by
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- Part of
- G.I. Blues
- Released on
- RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Mort Shuman
Same writer: Doc Pomus
Same label: RCA
Same release: G.I. Blues
Same writer: Mort Shuman
Same writer: Doc Pomus
Same label: RCA
Same release: G.I. Blues
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Doin’ the Best I Can was written by Doc Pomus
Doin’ the Best I Can was written by Doc Pomus
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Doin’ the Best I Can was written by Mort Shuman
Doin’ the Best I Can was written by Mort Shuman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Doin’ the Best I Can is part of the release G.I. Blues
Doin’ the Best I Can is part of the release G.I. Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song Doin’ the Best I Can
RCA is the label of the song Doin’ the Best I Can
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Doin’ the Best I Can was released on 1960-10-01
Doin’ the Best I Can was released on 1960-10-01
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026