Songfacts

Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded, and any other info that can be found.^[2][3][4]

Songfacts

Type of site	Song database
Headquarters	Hartford, Connecticut
Founder(s)	Carl Wiser
Employees	13^[1]
URL	songfacts.com
Registration	Optional
Launched	1999
Current status	Active
OCLC number	892018719

The journalists who work for the site have interviewed thousands of artists and songwriters to get the facts behind the songs, including Peter Murphy,^[5] Gene Simmons,^[6] Mick Jones,^[7] Ian Anderson,^[8] Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down),^[9] Billy Steinberg,^[10] Matt Thiessen,^[11] Tomas Haake,^[12] Jo Dee Messina, Marc Roberge, Bill Withers, Janis Ian, Emily Saliers.^[13] and Willie Chambers.^[14]

The site was started by WHCN DJ Carl Wiser^[15] in Hartford, Connecticut, in August 1999. Wiser originally created the list as a database to prepare for his radio programs but then he posted it online. It was initially used mainly by DJs, but in 2002 it was chosen as a "Yahoo! Pick".^[16][13][17]

The August 2004 issue of Men's Journal listed Songfacts as one of the "100 Best Websites for Guys".^[18] USA Weekend has praised it as "a virtual Behind the Music".^[19]

References

1. "Songfacts Writers". Songfacts.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
2. Peyton, Dave (May 27, 2002). "Leaf through pages to preview new books". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
3. Boswell, Randy (July 15, 2016). "Solving the Mystery of 'Heartbreak Hotel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
4. Israel, David K. (August 16, 2007). . Mental Floss. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
5. Zaleski, Annie (October 12, 2018). "Why Peter Murphy's 'Cuts You Up' Was One of the Biggest Alternative Hits of the Pre-'Nevermind' '90s". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
6. Buchanan, Brett (January 8, 2019). "Howard Stern Rejected Gene Simmons & Sting MTV Video For Bizarre Reason". AlternativeNation.net. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
7. Kielty, Martin (January 22, 2019). "Foreigner Search for Fan Who Inspired 'Juke Box Hero'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
8. Navon, Mois (November 21, 2009). "Bungle In the Jungle". Aish HaTorah. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
9. Weingarten, Christopher R. (October 23, 2009). "No. 42: 3 Doors Down, "Kryptonite"". Idolator. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
10. Wurzer, Cathy (November 7, 2016). "How Cyndi Lauper put her stamp on 'True Colors'". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
11. Grossbart, Sarah (February 16, 2019). "Inside Katy Perry's Dramatic Path to Forever With Orlando Bloom". E!. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
12. Wiederhorn, Jon (November 9, 2018). "Meshuggah's 'Chaosphere': 6 Things You Didn't Know". Revolver. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
13. "Bryan Adams Turns 50, Talks to Songfacts.com about his Greatest Hits". PRWeb. November 5, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
14. Songfacts, January 3, 2018 - Willie Chambers of The Chambers Brothers by Jeff Suwak
15. Frank, Bill (May 16, 2011). "Carl Wiser, CEO of Songfacts.com, Discusses Music Trivia About TV Theme Songs". The Bill Frank Radio Show. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
16. . Yahoo!. May 17, 2002. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
17. McConnell, Rob (December 17, 2009). "Segment 2 - Carl Wiser". The 'X' Zone Radio and TV Show. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
18. . Men's Journal. August 2004. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019. Songfacts.com: Curiosity, rumors, legends, and correct text for rock songs. A must if you want to knock out people in bars
19. Andrukonis, David (July 18, 2004). . USA Weekend. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

External links

• Official website