What’s Going On

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Renaldo Benson
Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996)
Marvin Gaye
publisher:FCG Music
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
MG III Music
NMG Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Stone Agate Music Corp.
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/9812 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0006009695 [info]
Wikidata:Q2517476 [info]
later translated versions:What’s Going On (Japanese version)
is the basis for:What’s Going On?
arrangements:The Planet Need Protection (What’s Going On) (Forbidden Planet arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1971-05-06What’s Going On (original LP version)Marvin Gaye3:53
1971-05-06What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:45
1971-06What's Goin' OninstrumentalCharles McPherson3:28
1971-07-01What’s Going Oncover and instrumentalHerbie Mann4:12
1971-07What's Going Oncover and instrumentalGene Ammons4:18
1971-08-24 – 1971-08-30What's Goin' Oncover and liveDonny Hathaway5:18
1971-09-08What’s Goin’ On / Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)cover, instrumental and medleyRahsaan Roland Kirk3:49
1972-03-30What's Going OncoverLes McCann7:28
1972-05-01What’s Going OnliveMarvin Gaye5:42
1972-05-01What’s Going On (reprise)liveMarvin Gaye4:07
1972-06What's Going Oncover and liveLes McCann8:30
1972-07-30Inner City Blues / What's Going Oncover, instrumental and medleyCTI All-Stars8:42
1978-10Whats Goin OninstrumentalThe Louis Hayes Group5:57
1980What's Going On (live, 1980-07-07: Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland)liveMarvin Gaye9:43
1983-03-25What’s Going OnliveMarvin Gaye?:??
1983What's Going On (live, 1983)liveMarvin Gaye4:01
1983What's Going On (live, 1983: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, USA)liveMarvin Gaye3:58
1985-10-31Lost Horizon / What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me / I Want Youcover, live and medleyTodd Rundgren10:42
1987-03-12What’s Going On (live, 1987-03-12: Zénith de Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France)cover and liveCyndi Lauper?:??
1988-09-24What’s Goin’ On (live, 1988‐09‐24: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveGrateful Dead?:??
1990-03-10Marvin Gaye Medley: What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me / I Want You / Lost Horizon (reprise)cover, live and medleyTodd Rundgren7:20
1993-07-26 – 1993-07-28What’s Going Oncover and instrumentalBernard “Pretty” Purdie5:30
1993What's Going On? (live, 1993: Netherlands)cover and livePaul Weller4:18
1994-05-17 – 1994-05-18What's Going OncoverJay Anderson5:58
1997-02-05What's Going On?cover and instrumentalHouston Person6:33
1998-11-16 – 1998-11-17What's Goin' Oncover and instrumentalHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff7:17
2002-02What’s Going Oncover and instrumentalCharles Lloyd5:09
2002What’s Going On (live, 2002)cover and liveStylus?:??
2004-07-15What’s Going Oncover and liveSantana6:50
2004What’s Goin’ On (live)cover and liveMichael Franti & Katie Noonan3:23
2006What's Going On (instrumental)cover and instrumentalBilgeri6:19
2007-05-29What's Going On?cover and instrumentalOne for All6:50
2010What’s Going On (live, 2010: USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle5:01
2011-07-08What’s Going On (live, 2011-07-08: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle?:??
2011-07-26What’s Going On (live, 2011‐07‐26: SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA)cover and liveA Perfect Circle5:00
2013-03-22ホワッツ・ゴーイン・オン (live, 2013-03-22: Motion Blue Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)cover and live中沢ノブヨシ?:??
2013-10-14What's Going On? (live, 2013-10-14: Iridium Jazz Club, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveJohn Wetton and Les Paul and His Trio4:14
2021-06-09Eyes of the World / What's Going On (Live)cover, live and medleyBobby Weir and Wolf Bros15:40
Lets Get It On / Whats Going Oncover and livePaul Fuster8:27
What's Goin OnMarvin Gaye3:10
What's Goin OncoverA Loss for Words2:18
What's Goin' OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Goin' OnliveMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Goin' Oncover and livePaul Weller3:31
What's Goin' OncoverCyndi Lauper?:??
What's Goin' On (live: BBC)cover and livePaul Weller4:01
What's Goin' OncoverOpus Jam3:43
What's Going OncoverPlaying for Change feat. Sara Bareilles, Clarence Bekker & Titi Tsira3:34
What's Going OncoverThe Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan4:00
What's Going OnPlaying for Change3:34
What's Going OncoverCyndi Lauper4:40
What's Going OncoverSoul 4 Soul feat. Freddie McGregor3:53
What's Going OncoverRichie Havens5:47
What's Going OnPlaying for Change feat. Sara Bareilles, Clarence Bekker & Titi Tsira3:34
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:13
What's Going Oncover and instrumentalEverette Harp5:44
What's Going Oncover[unknown]4:34
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:50
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:44
What's Going Oncover and instrumentalLisa Hilton3:37
What's Going OncoverWeldon Irvine4:40
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:10
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:31
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye4:01
What's Going OnPaul McCartney?:??
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going On (live)liveMarvin Gaye3:56
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye2:05
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye4:53
What's Going On (live, 198x)liveMarvin Gaye4:04
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:53
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:40
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going OncoverNight Bird4:07
What's Going On (5.1 mix)Marvin Gaye3:52
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:52
What's Going On (live)liveMarvin Gaye4:01
What's Going On (live)liveMarvin Gaye4:08
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:02
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:48
What's Going OncoverMica Paris3:22
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye5:55
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:46
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going OncoverThe Backstage Collective3:43
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye2:05
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going Oncover and instrumentalKan Sano3:27
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:47
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:52
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:22
What's Going OncoverEduardo Braga4:07
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:59
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:45
What's Going OnliveMarvin Gaye3:59
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye4:10
What's Going On (live)liveMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going On (live)liveMarvin Gaye4:02
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye3:43
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