Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Ball of Confusion | The Temptations | Single |
| Gordy | G 7099 |
| 1.3 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Gordy | |
| 1.4 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Motown Chartbusters Vol.5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | STML 11181 |
| 2.12 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | Anthology | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | M782A3 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusions (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | All The Million-Sellers | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WL72096 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusions (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | All The Million-Sellers | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WL72096 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusions (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | All The Million-Sellers | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WL72096 |
| 1.13 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Compact Command Performances: 17 Greatest Hits | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Gordy | GCD06125D |
| 1.17 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Motown Hits of Gold, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WL 72404 |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Anthology | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746307822 |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Anthology | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MOTD2-782 |
| 1.20 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | T'N'T: Temptations 'N' Four Tops | The Temptations / Four Tops | Album + Compilation | Silver Eagle Records | SED-10523 | |
| 1.20 | Ball of Confusion | 4:06 | The Temptations | T’N’T: Temptations ’N’ Four Tops | The Temptations / Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, PolyTel | 832 498-2 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | All the Million-Sellers | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746352122 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusion (That's the Way the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD09033MD |
| 1.17 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Motown Hits of Gold, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WD72404 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusions (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | All The Million-Sellers | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WL72096 |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Sounds of the Seventies: 1970, Take Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2601, SOD-11 |
| 3.8 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | The Motown Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2375 |
| 1.14 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Songs of Protest | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70734 |
| 4.5 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 374636312, 3746363122 |
| 1.6 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Rhythm & Blues: 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2676, RHD-18 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Good Morning Vietnam, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DCD 5350 |
| 1.9 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Sky’s the Limit | The Temptations | Album |
| Motown | 530 101-2 |
| 3.12 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | Emperors of Soul | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 31453-0338-2 |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Anthology: The Best of The Temptations (remastered) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 524-2 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Motown Year by Year 1970 | Various Artists | Album |
| Motown | |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Anthology: The Best of The Temptations | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 524-2 |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Anthology: The Best of The Temptations | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 31453-0524-2 |
| 1.11 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Motown Legends: Guy Groups | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 520 300-2 |
| 3.1 | Ball of Confusions | 4:07 | The Temptations | Good Morning Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | HR 863812 |
| 1.6 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Solid Gold Soul 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2676A, R838-05 |
| 1.13 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Motown's Greatest Hits | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 015-2 |
| 1.15 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Collection | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 31453-0562-2 |
| 1.4 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Motown Chartbusters, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 554 1482 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Blaxploitation, Volume 3: The Payback | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD76 |
| 1.15 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Collection (club edition) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 31453-0562-2, D118077 |
| 1.15 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Collection | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MOTD 562 |
| 1.15 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | The Ultimate Collection | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MOTD-0562 |
| 1.16 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | The Real Thing | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 922-2 |
| 1.15 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | The Temptations: The Original Mini-Series Soundtrack | The Temptations | Album + Soundtrack |
| Motown | 314530986-2 |
| 1.12 | Ball of Confusion | 4:04 | The Temptations | R&B Soul Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Repertoire Records (Hamburg-based multinational reissue label) | REP 4756 |
| 2.4 | Ball of Confusion | 4:06 | Temptations | The Super Sound of the 70's, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.14 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Good Morning Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 886892 |
| 2.12 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Motown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 012 159 466-2, D236325 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 2: The '70s, '80s, '90s | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 012 153 733-2 |
| 1.7 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Classic The Temptations | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 5315271 |
| 1.17 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Psychedelic Soul | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.6 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Soul Train: The Dance Years 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 79833 |
| 1.4 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | The Super 70's, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Musicbank | APWCD1102 |
| 1.2 | Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) - Single Version/Mono | 4:05 | The Temptations | Funked!: Volume 1 1970 - 1973 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | |
| 1.3 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | At Their Very Best | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 013578-2 |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Pure Soul Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 556 328-2 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown 1970s, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 440 016 162-2 |
| 1.10 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | All Time Greatest Hits | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Funked! Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Ltda. (Brasil) | 73145249542 |
| 1.8 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | My Girl | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 530 795-2 |
| 1.3 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | At Their Very Best | The Temptations & Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 583 015-2, 583 016-2 |
| 2.6 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Alternative 60s: From Woodstock to Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | STVCD144 |
| 2.1 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Good Morning Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 905216, BX 905217, BX 905218, BX 905219 |
| 2.2 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | My Girl: The Very Best of The Temptations (club edition) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 440 017 298-2, D 243174 |
| 2.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | My Girl: The Very Best of The Temptations | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 440 017 298-2 |
| 1.1 | Ball of Confusion | 4:05 | The Temptations | Soul Legends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Musicbank | APWCD1247a |
| 2.12 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Motown Classics: Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0003120-02 |
| 3.9 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:04 | The Temptations | The ’60s Rock Experience | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Shout! Factory | D3K 36184 |
| 2.15 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BBC Music | |
| 2.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Gold | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 0602498632000 |
| 1.17 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Dancing in the Streets: Motown’s Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Motown Classics: Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 0602498632260 |
| 2.2 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Gold | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B000309902 |
| 1.3 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | Motown Chart Hits, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.11 | Ball of Confusion | 4:07 | The Temptations | The Collection | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Music Mania | 7896 |
| 1.24 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:02 | The Temptations | Soul Legends 5 | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 5.14 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | 100 Essential Motown on 5 CDs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | 9843939 |
| 5.14 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | 100 Motown Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 0602498472095 |
| 1.24 | Ball of Confusion | 4:01 | The Temptations | Motown Gold: The 1970s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5304235 |
| 2.7 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Flower Power: Born to Be Wild | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets | 21787-2, B0009097-02 |
| 6.7 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Flower Power: The Music of the Love Generation (10 CD Boxset) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | BOX 21802-1 |
| 4.2 | Ball of Confusion | 4:07 | The Temptations | 100 Seventies Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 530 651-4, 530.651-4 |
| 2.11 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Playlist Plus | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 3.17 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | Tour of Duty: Top 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 530 721-7 |
| 1.12 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:07 | The Temptations | The Complete Collection | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:09 | The Temptations | Tropic Thunder: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Lakeshore Records | LKS 340202 |
| 52.1 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 10: 1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Select, Motown | B0011056-02 |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Tropic Thunder: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Lakeshore Records | 5186500772 |
| 1.2 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:11 | The Temptations | Tropic Thunder: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Bodog Music | BDM0136029 |
| 7.3 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | Motown Essentials | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Motown (for Motown releases between 2005–2011 only) | |
| 4.8 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Sweet Soul of the ’70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 3.13 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | 50th Anniversary - The Singles Collection (1961-1971) | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.20 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Motown: The Musical: The Classic Songs That Inspired the Musical! (special edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0018115-02 |
| 2.5 | Ball of Confusion | 4:05 | The Temptations | Icon 2 | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0014608-02 |
| 1.9 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Icon 2 | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | B0014608-02 |
| 10.6 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Soul of the '70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 3.18 | Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) | 4:03 | The Temptations | V&A: Records & Rebels | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 2.16 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Now That’s What I Call: Classic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (single version / mono) | 4:05 | The Temptations | Motown Classics: Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.66 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | Motown: The Complete No. 1’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 4.8 | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) | 4:08 | The Temptations | Sweet Soul of the '70s (2020 Version) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | 33784-D/33785-Z |
| 1.13 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | 4:06 | The Temptations | 17 Greatest Hits | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| Gordy | GCD06125GD |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Ball of Confusion | 4:05 | The Temptations | The Hits | The Temptations | Album + Compilation |
| The People (also “The Sunday People”, UK) | PEOPSCCD02 |
Relationships
| producer: | Norman Whitfield |
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| lead vocals: | Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) Eddie Kendricks Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) |
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| sampled by: | People Movin’ by The Shoes with Primary 1 |
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| mash-ups: | Push 'Em Up by E-603 Stripped of Confusion (Depeche Mode vs. The Temptations vs. Phil Collins) by Phil RetroSpector |
| recording of: | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) |
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Related works
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
| composer: | Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield |
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| publisher: | Jobete Music Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. Stone Agate Music |
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