What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Martha Davis, also Suddenly Last Summer, Only the Lonely and Danger
Part of All Four One, also Only the Lonely
Written by John Carter, also Incense and Peppermints (Strawberry Alarm Clock), Keep On Rockin’ (Bette Midler) and Beaujolais (Roy Orbison)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
John Carter’s most frequent co-writer is Tim Gilbert (3 songs together)
John Carter first appears on fono in 1967, 15 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- John Carter, Martha Davis and Marty Jourard
- Part of
- All Four One
- Released on
- Capitol Records
- Written by
- John Carter, Martha Davis and Marty Jourard
- Part of
- All Four One
- Released on
- Capitol Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Martha Davis
Same writer: John Carter
Same label: Capitol Records
Same release: All Four One
Same writer: John Carter
Same label: Capitol Records
Same writer: Martha Davis
Same writer: John Carter
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Take the L was written by John Carter
2MusicBrainz Take the L was written by Martha Davis
3MusicBrainz Take the L was written by Marty Jourard
4MusicBrainz Take the L is part of the release All Four One
Take the L is part of the release All Four One
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Take the L
Capitol Records is the label of the song Take the L
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Take the L was released on 1982