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Released on Island, also Mr. Brightside (The Killers), Somebody Told Me (The Killers) and Take Me to Church (Hozier)
Written by Melvin Van Peebles, also Sweetback’s Theme (Melvin Van Peebles), Life Is… (Quasimoto) and Bartender Say (Quasimoto)
Part of Living My Life, also Nipple to the Bottle, Inspiration and Cry Now, Laugh Later
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Melvin Van Peebles wrote 12 songs on fono
Melvin Van Peebles’s most frequent co-writer is Otis Jackson Jr. (8 songs together)
Melvin Van Peebles first appears on fono in 1971, 11 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Part of
- Living My Life
- Released on
- Island
- Written by
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Part of
- Living My Life
- Released on
- Island
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Melvin Van Peebles
Same label: Island
Same release: Living My Life
Same writer: Melvin Van Peebles
Same label: Island
Same release: Living My Life
Same writer: Melvin Van Peebles
Same label: Island
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz The Apple Stretching was written by Melvin Van Peebles
The Apple Stretching was written by Melvin Van Peebles
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Apple Stretching is part of the release Living My Life
The Apple Stretching is part of the release Living My Life
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Island is the label of the song The Apple Stretching
Island is the label of the song The Apple Stretching
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Apple Stretching was released on 1982-11-15
The Apple Stretching was released on 1982-11-15
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026