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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Written by Marvin Gaye, also Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye), Dancing in the Street (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) and What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Part of No One Can Do It Better, also It’s Funky Enough, Lend Me an Ear and No One Can Do It Better
Released on Ruthless Records, also Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A), Fuck tha Police (N.W.A) and Express Yourself (N.W.A)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Marvin Gaye wrote 90 songs on fono
The D.O.C. wrote 28 songs on fono
The D.O.C.’s most frequent co-writer is Dr. Dre (18 songs together)
Marvin Gaye’s most frequent co-writer is Anna Gordy Gaye (11 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- James Nyx, Marvin Gaye and The D.O.C.
- Performed by
- The D.O.C.
- Part of
- No One Can Do It Better
- Released on
- Atlantic and Ruthless Records
- Written by
- James Nyx, Marvin Gaye and The D.O.C.
- Performed by
- The D.O.C.
- Part of
- No One Can Do It Better
- Released on
- Atlantic and Ruthless Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Marvin Gaye
Same writer: James Nyx
Same label: Atlantic
Same release: No One Can Do It Better
Same label: Ruthless Records
Same writer: Marvin Gaye
Same writer: James Nyx
Same label: Atlantic
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Formula was performed by The D.O.C.
2MusicBrainz The Formula was written by James Nyx
3MusicBrainz The Formula was written by Marvin Gaye
4MusicBrainz The Formula was written by The D.O.C.
5MusicBrainz The Formula is part of the release No One Can Do It Better
The Formula is part of the release No One Can Do It Better
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song The Formula
Atlantic is the label of the song The Formula
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Ruthless Records is the label of the song The Formula
Ruthless Records is the label of the song The Formula
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Formula was released on 1989-07-11