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The Song of the Year award has been awarded since 1959.

It is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards.

Despite both the Record of the Year award and Song of the Year being awarded for a single or for one track from an album, this award goes only to the composer ( s ) of the song whereas the Record of the Year award goes to the performer and production team of the song.

According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is given to the songwriter ( s ) of a song that " must contain melody and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year.

Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible ".