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What’s Going On

First released 1971EnglishR&B & soul120+ recordingson 931 releasesISWC T-070.202.410-9
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Written by

Marvin GayeComposerRenaldo BensonComposerAl ClevelandComposerMarvin GayeLyricistRenaldo BensonLyricistAl ClevelandLyricist

From the films

The Big ChillThe Big Chill1983the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Standing in the Shadows of MotownStanding in the Shadows of Motown2002the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The People SpeakThe People Speak2009the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Gooische VrouwenGooische Vrouwen2011the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Hitsville: The Making of MotownHitsville: The Making of Motown2019the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Cyndi Lauper - Live in ParisCyndi Lauper - Live in Paris1987the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The '70sThe '70s2000the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
What's Going On?Houston Person6:33
What’s Going OnCyndi Lauper3:51
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:53
What’s Goin’ On / Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)Rahsaan Roland Kirk3:49
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What’s Going OnHerbie Mann4:12
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What’s Going OnArtists Against AIDS Worldwide4:17
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:59
What's Going OnProfyle3:58
What’s Going OnCyndi Lauper4:39
What’s Going OnWeather Report6:28
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye5:42
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye5:42
What’s Going On (reprise)Marvin Gaye4:07
What’s Going On (reprise)Marvin Gaye4:07
What’s Going On (single version – stereo)Marvin Gaye3:57
What’s Going On (original Detroit mix)Marvin Gaye4:08
What’s Going On (Rhythm & Strings mix)Marvin Gaye3:51
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:40
What's Going OnRichie Havens5:47
Whats Going OnBig Youth3:37
Medley II: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / God Is Love / What’s Going on / Save the ChildrenMarvin Gaye9:31
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:57
What's Going OnMusic Relief3:52
What’s Going OnOhio Players6:01
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:50
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye5:55
What's Going OnWeldon Irvine4:40
What’s Going On (Dupri original mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide4:20
What’s Going On (Mangini/Pop Rox mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide5:50
What’s Going On (Mick Guzauski’s Pop mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide4:10
What’s Going On (Dupri R&B mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide4:46
What’s Going On (live)Marvin Gaye4:01
What’s Goin’ On (live)Marvin Gaye3:58
What’s Going OnThe Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan4:00
What’s Goin’ OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What’s Going OnFOUR of a KIND6:01
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What’s Goin’ OnMichael McDonald4:04
What’s Going On?Quincy Jones9:52
What’s Going OnJoe Cocker5:14
What’s Going On (club version)Cyndi Lauper6:34
What's Goin' OnPaul Weller3:31
What’s Going OnA Perfect Circle4:54
What’s Goin’ OnMichael Franti & Katie Noonan3:23
What’s Goin’ OnMarvin Gaye3:50
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:08
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:59
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:10
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:41
What’s Going On (Fred Durst’s Reality Check mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide5:16
What’s Going On (The London version)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide3:58
What’s Going On (Moby’s version)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide4:38
What's Going OnCornell Dupree11:00
What's Going OnEverette Harp5:44
What’s Going On (long version)Cyndi Lauper6:22
What’s Goin OnJoe Cocker5:13
What’s Going OnPeter White5:04
What’s Goin’ OnLos Lobos feat. Sheryl Crow5:29
What’s Going OnBernard “Pretty” Purdie5:30
What's Going OnMica Paris3:22
What’s Goin’ OnGrateful Dead
What's Going OnU2
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye2:05
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:39
What’s Going OnTom Browne5:09
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye9:43
What’s Going On / Ain’t No SunshinePretty Purdie3:58
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going OnEtta James4:27
What’s Going OnHuman Nature3:52
What's Going On (instrumental)Bilgeri6:19
What’s Going OnCharles Lloyd5:09
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:22
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:43
What’s Going On (Detroit mix)Marvin Gaye4:10
What’s Goin’ On (live)Marvin Gaye3:08
Inner City Blues / What's Going OnCTI All-Stars8:42
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:48
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:02
What's Going OnThe BB Band3:53
What’s Going OnThe Undisputed Truth9:21
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:45
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:00
What's Going On?Anthony David5:02
Lost Horizon / What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me / I Want YouTodd Rundgren10:42
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What’s Going On (live)Marvin Gaye4:01
ホワッツ・ゴーイン・オンKaori Kobayashi5:03
What’s Going On (The Neptunes This One’s for You mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide5:01
What’s Going On (Junior Vasquez’s club mix)Artists Against AIDS Worldwide9:35
What's Going OnLes McCann7:28
What's Goin' OnPaul Weller4:01
What’s Going on Live (live)Marvin Gaye2:39
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:57
Medley: MacArthur Park/What's Going On/Fugua's ThemeThe Nite-Liters4:55
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:24
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:31
What's Goin' OnHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff7:17
What's Going On (The London mix)U2
What's Going On (Dupri original mix)U2
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What’s Going OnJohn Legend5:04
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:01
What's Going On?Paul Weller4:18
What's Going OnJoe Longthorne4:17
What’s Going On · videoSantana6:50
What's Goin OnA Loss for Words2:18
What’s Going OnArtists Against AIDS Worldwide4:21
What's Going On (London version)U2 & Chris Martin
What's Going OnJoe Longthorne4:14
What's Going OnU22:09
What's Going OnU22:07
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye4:04
What's Going OnU22:07
What's Going On (extended take)Lisa Hilton4:44
What's Going OnLisa Hilton3:37
What’s Going On (Panaphonic vs L.E.D Mix)The Danish Radio Big Band4:54

On these albums

What’s Going On
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye · 1971
Face to Face With the Truth
Face to Face With the TruthThe Undisputed Truth · 1971
My Way
My WayGene Ammons · 1971
Smackwater Jack
Smackwater JackQuincy Jones · 1971
Push Push
Push PushHerbie Mann · 1971
Charles McPherson
Charles McPhersonCharles McPherson · 1971
Live
LiveDonny Hathaway · 1972
Talk to the People
Talk to the PeopleLes McCann · 1972
Soul Is… Pretty Purdie
Soul Is… Pretty PurdiePretty Purdie · 1972
Blacknuss
BlacknussRahsaan Roland Kirk · 1972
Instrumental Directions
Instrumental DirectionsThe Nite-Liters · 1972
Pain
PainOhio Players · 1972
What’s Going On / The End of Our Road
What’s Going On / The End of Our RoadMarvin Gaye · 1973
Climax
ClimaxOhio Players · 1974
Live
LiveMarvin Gaye · 1974
Anthology
AnthologyMarvin Gaye · 1974
秋ゆく街で ⁄ オフ・コース・ライヴ・イン・コンサート
秋ゆく街で ⁄ オフ・コース・ライヴ・イン・コンサートオフ・コース · 1974
Super Bad
Super BadVarious Artists · 1974
Sinbad
SinbadWeldon Irvine · 1976
Hit the Road Jack
Hit the Road JackBig Youth · 1976
Marvin Gaye’s Greatest Hits
Marvin Gaye’s Greatest HitsMarvin Gaye · 1976
Live at the London Palladium
Live at the London PalladiumMarvin Gaye · 1977
Browne Sugar
Browne SugarTom Browne · 1979
Variety Is the Spice
Variety Is the SpiceThe Louis Hayes Group · 1979
The Motown 20th Anniversary Album
The Motown 20th Anniversary AlbumVarious Artists · 1980
Motown 50 Certified Original No.1 Hits: A Motown Anniversary Collection
Motown 50 Certified Original No.1 Hits: A Motown Anniversary CollectionVarious Artists · 1983
Greatest Hits
Greatest HitsMarvin Gaye · 1983
What’s Going On
What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye · 1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverVarious Artists · 1983
Compact Command Performances: 15 Greatest Hits
Compact Command Performances: 15 Greatest HitsMarvin Gaye · 1983
The Big Chill
The Big ChillVarious Artists · 1983Soundtrack
The History of Rock, Volume Twenty Four
The History of Rock, Volume Twenty FourThe Temptations / Jackson 5 / The Commodores / Marvin Gaye · 1984
The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original Soundtrack
The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original SoundtrackVarious Artists · 1984Soundtrack
Sportin’ Life
Sportin’ LifeWeather Report · 1985
25 #1 Hits From 25 Years
25 #1 Hits From 25 YearsVarious Artists · 1985
What’s Going On / Let’s Get It On
What’s Going On / Let’s Get It OnMarvin Gaye · 1986
True Colors
True ColorsCyndi Lauper · 1986
What’s Going On
What’s Going OnCyndi Lauper · 1986
Hits Revival
Hits RevivalVarious Artists · 1987
Live
LiveHarri Stojka Express · 1987
Richie Havens Collection
Richie Havens CollectionRichie Havens · 1987
Collection
CollectionRichie Havens · 1987
Smokey Robinson’s Greatest Hits / The Best of Marvin Gaye
Smokey Robinson’s Greatest Hits / The Best of Marvin GayeSmokey Robinson / Marvin Gaye · 1987
18 Greatest Hits
18 Greatest HitsMarvin Gaye · 1988
Live in Paris
Live in ParisCyndi Lauper · 1988
Tour of Duty
Tour of DutyVarious Artists · 1988
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James JamersonJames Jamerson · 1989
I Drove All Night
I Drove All NightCyndi Lauper · 1989
Sounds of the Seventies: 1971
Sounds of the Seventies: 1971Various Artists · 1989
Heading West
Heading WestCyndi Lauper · 1989
The Best Remixes
The Best RemixesCyndi Lauper · 1989
Woodstock Rock (20th Anniversary Collection)
Woodstock Rock (20th Anniversary Collection)Various Artists · 1989
I've Got the Music in Me
I've Got the Music in Me蘇芮 · 1989
Soul Collection
Soul CollectionMarvin Gaye · 1990
Missing You: The Best Of
Missing You: The Best OfMarvin Gaye · 1990
The Motown Legend
The Motown LegendVarious Artists · 1990
Love Songs
Love SongsMarvin Gaye · 1990
The Marvin Gaye Collection
The Marvin Gaye CollectionMarvin Gaye · 1990
That Loving Feeling, Volume II
That Loving Feeling, Volume IIVarious Artists · 1990
She’s So Unusual / True Colors
She’s So Unusual / True ColorsCyndi Lauper · 1990

Source: MusicBrainz work 8c9e1987-99a5-3985-b182-d9eaf181749a (CC0).