| "The World Is Rated X" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely Lover" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1972, Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 6:27 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ezra Bolton, Marilyn McLeod, Mel Bolton and Robert Gordy | |||
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |||
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"The World Is Rated X" is a socially conscious song recorded by Marvin Gaye culled from sessions of the shelved You're the Man project from 1972, later issued on the Motown compilation album, Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters and released as a promotional single in 1986.