Reference song
Will It Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston is included in the MRP Top Charted reference catalog. Billboard Year-End chart research: 1973 rank #8. Use this page as a research reference for music supervision across film, television, advertising, trailers, branded content and creative pitches. Inclusion is for discovery and research and does not imply that MRP or MFP controls or represents the recording or publishing rights.
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For music supervisors researching Will It Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston, this page brings the track's chart context and reference information together for film, TV, advertising, trailer and branded-content research.
Licensing & clearance
Rights representation
Publishing and master information below is reference research and should be independently verified for the specific use, territory, term, and budget.
Publishing Representation
- Publisher / rightsholder
- Almo Music Corp.; Irving Music, Inc.
- Administrator
- Research Required
- Share, when verified
- Research Required
- PRO
- Research Required
- Licensing / contact information
- Current publisher/administrator must be confirmed before licensing
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Master Representation
- Exact recording
- Billy Preston — Will It Go Round in Circles, original 1972/1973 A&M recording
- Master owner / rightsholder
- UMG Recordings, Inc. (A&M Records release; ℗ 1972)
- Record label
- A&M Records (historical)
- Distributor / administrator
- Research Required
- Master licensing / contact information
- Current A&M/UMG master licensing authority must be confirmed for the exact recording
- ISRC, when verified
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Rights note: Reference Catalog or playlist inclusion does not imply rights representation. This information is provided as a starting point for licensing research and may change over time. MFP can verify current master and publishing rights as part of the clearance process.
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- Rock
- Era
- 1970s
- Categories
- Recognizable · Era-defining · Popular culture · Lifestyle · Advertising · Film/TV · Montage
- Writers (existing research data)
- Billy Preston; Bruce Fisher
- Publishers (existing research data)
- Almo Music Corp.; Irving Music, Inc.
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