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Produced by Quincy Jones, also Billie Jean (Michael Jackson), Beat It (Michael Jackson) and Thriller (Michael Jackson)
Released on Qwest Records, also Blue Monday (New Order), The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) (Quincy Jones) and Party Animal (James Ingram)
Written by Glen Ballard, also Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson), You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette) and Pink (Aerosmith)
Written by Clif Magness, also Losing Grip (Avril Lavigne), Mobile (Avril Lavigne) and Unwanted (Avril Lavigne)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Quincy Jones produced 183 songs on fono
Glen Ballard wrote 100 songs on fono
Glen Ballard’s most frequent co-writer is Alanis Morissette (27 songs together)
Quincy Jones’s most frequent co-producer is Michael Jackson (18 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Clif Magness and Glen Ballard
- Produced by
- Quincy Jones
- Released on
- Qwest Records
- Written by
- Clif Magness and Glen Ballard
- Produced by
- Quincy Jones
- Released on
- Qwest Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Quincy Jones
Same writer: Glen Ballard
Same writer: Clif Magness
Same label: Qwest Records
Same producer: Quincy Jones
Same writer: Glen Ballard
Same writer: Clif Magness
Same label: Qwest Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It’s Gonna Be Special was produced by Quincy Jones
It’s Gonna Be Special was produced by Quincy Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It’s Gonna Be Special was written by Clif Magness
It’s Gonna Be Special was written by Clif Magness
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It’s Gonna Be Special was written by Glen Ballard
It’s Gonna Be Special was written by Glen Ballard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It’s Gonna Be Special is part of the release It’s Gonna Be Special / Solero
It’s Gonna Be Special is part of the release It’s Gonna Be Special / Solero
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Qwest Records is the label of the song It’s Gonna Be Special
Qwest Records is the label of the song It’s Gonna Be Special
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It’s Gonna Be Special was released on 1983
It’s Gonna Be Special was released on 1983
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026