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Written by Norman Whitfield, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Rebel's Hop (Bob Marley & The Wailers) and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Released on Motown, also I Want You Back (The Jacksons), Truly (Lionel Richie) and You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie)
Produced by Norman Whitfield, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone and Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
Part of Sky’s the Limit, also Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love and Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Norman Whitfield produced 5 of The Temptations’s top 10 songs
Norman Whitfield wrote 5 of The Temptations’s top 10 songs
Norman Whitfield wrote 131 songs on fono
Barrett Strong wrote 54 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- Produced by
- Norman Whitfield
- Performed by
- Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams
- Part of
- Sky’s the Limit
- Released on
- Motown
- Written by
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- Produced by
- Norman Whitfield
- Performed by
- Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams
- Part of
- Sky’s the Limit
- Released on
- Motown
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Norman Whitfield
Same label: Motown
Same release: Sky’s the Limit
Same writer: Norman Whitfield
Same producer: Norman Whitfield
Same label: Motown
Same release: Sky’s the Limit
Same producer: Norman Whitfield
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Dennis Edwards
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Dennis Edwards
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2MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Eddie Kendricks
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Eddie Kendricks
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3MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Paul Williams
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was performed by Paul Williams
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4MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was produced by Norman Whitfield
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was produced by Norman Whitfield
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5MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was written by Barrett Strong
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was written by Barrett Strong
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6MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was written by Norman Whitfield
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was written by Norman Whitfield
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7MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) is part of the release Sky’s the Limit
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) is part of the release Sky’s the Limit
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8MusicBrainz Motown is the label of the song Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Motown is the label of the song Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
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9MusicBrainz Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was released on 1970-05-07
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) was released on 1970-05-07
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026