Songfacts

Songfacts
Type of site
Song database
HeadquartersHartford, Connecticut
Founder(s)Carl Wiser
Employees13[1]
URLsongfacts.com
RegistrationOptional
Launched1999
Current statusActive
OCLC number892018719

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]

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]

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  14. ^ Songfacts, January 3, 2018 - Willie Chambers of The Chambers Brothers by Jeff Suwak
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