What connects this song
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Released on Reprise Records, also Basket Case (Green Day), Welcome to the Black Parade (My Chemical Romance) and American Idiot (Green Day)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma, also Breezin’ (George Benson), Tutu (Miles Davis) and My Valentine (Paul McCartney)
Mixed by Neil Dorfsman, also Read ’em and Weep (Barry Manilow), They Dance Alone (Cueca solo) (Sting) and Fragile (Sting)
Produced by James Newton Howard, also Why So Serious? (Hans Zimmer), A Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer) and Agent of Chaos (Hans Zimmer)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
James Newton Howard produced 767 songs on fono, the 8th most of any producer
Randy Newman wrote 435 songs on fono
James Newton Howard’s most frequent co-producer is Jim Weidman (404 songs together)
Tommy LiPuma produced 175 songs on fono
Credits
All 26 credits
- Written by
- Randy Newman
- Produced by
- James Newton Howard and Tommy LiPuma
- Performed by
- Buzz Feiten, Daniel Higgins, David Paich, Dean Parks, James Newton Howard, Jeff Porcaro, Jerry Hey, John “JR” Robinson, Kevin Maloney, Larry Fast, Lenny Castro, Marc Russo, Michael Boddicker, Michael Landau, Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus, Randy Newman, Robbie Weaver, Steve Lukather and William Reichenbach
- Mixed by
- Neil Dorfsman
- Part of
- Land of Dreams
- Released on
- Reprise Records
- Written by
- Randy Newman
- Produced by
- James Newton Howard and Tommy LiPuma
- Performed by
- Buzz Feiten, Daniel Higgins, David Paich, Dean Parks, James Newton Howard, Jeff Porcaro, Jerry Hey, John “JR” Robinson, Kevin Maloney, Larry Fast, Lenny Castro, Marc Russo, Michael Boddicker, Michael Landau, Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus, Randy Newman, Robbie Weaver, Steve Lukather and William Reichenbach
- Mixed by
- Neil Dorfsman
- Part of
- Land of Dreams
- Released on
- Reprise Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Tommy LiPuma
Same mixer: Neil Dorfsman
Same producer: James Newton Howard
Same label: Reprise Records
Same producer: Tommy LiPuma
Same mixer: Neil Dorfsman
Same producer: James Newton Howard
Same label: Reprise Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Buzz Feiten
Something Special was performed by Buzz Feiten
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Daniel Higgins
Something Special was performed by Daniel Higgins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by David Paich
Something Special was performed by David Paich
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Dean Parks
Something Special was performed by Dean Parks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by James Newton Howard
Something Special was performed by James Newton Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Jeff Porcaro
Something Special was performed by Jeff Porcaro
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Jerry Hey
Something Special was performed by Jerry Hey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by John “JR” Robinson
Something Special was performed by John “JR” Robinson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Kevin Maloney
Something Special was performed by Kevin Maloney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Larry Fast
Something Special was performed by Larry Fast
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Lenny Castro
Something Special was performed by Lenny Castro
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Marc Russo
Something Special was performed by Marc Russo
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Michael Boddicker
Something Special was performed by Michael Boddicker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Michael Landau
Something Special was performed by Michael Landau
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Nathan East
Something Special was performed by Nathan East
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Neil Stubenhaus
Something Special was performed by Neil Stubenhaus
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Randy Newman
Something Special was performed by Randy Newman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Robbie Weaver
Something Special was performed by Robbie Weaver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by Steve Lukather
Something Special was performed by Steve Lukather
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Something Special was performed by William Reichenbach
Something Special was performed by William Reichenbach
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Something Special was produced by James Newton Howard
Something Special was produced by James Newton Howard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Something Special was produced by Tommy LiPuma
Something Special was produced by Tommy LiPuma
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz Something Special was written by Randy Newman
Something Special was written by Randy Newman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
24MusicBrainz Something Special is part of the release Land of Dreams
Something Special is part of the release Land of Dreams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
25MusicBrainz Reprise Records is the label of the song Something Special
Reprise Records is the label of the song Something Special
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
26MusicBrainz Something Special was mixed by Neil Dorfsman
Something Special was mixed by Neil Dorfsman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
27MusicBrainz Something Special was released on 1988-09-27
Something Special was released on 1988-09-27
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026