A Whiter Shade of Pale

Summary

A Whiter Shade of Pale is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,093 views/month, #132 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Whiter Shade of Pale's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's composer is recorded as Gary Brooker^[4].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's composer is recorded as Matthew Fisher^[5].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's genre is pop music^[6].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's based on is recorded as Air on the G String^[7].
• Among the performers on A Whiter Shade of Pale was Procol Harum^[8].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale was performed by Wess^[9].
• Among the performers on A Whiter Shade of Pale was Annie Lennox^[10].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale is part of Procol Harum^[11].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale was published on 1967^[13].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's lyricist is recorded as Keith Reid^[14].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Whiter Shade of Pale'}^[15].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's derivative work is recorded as Senza luce^[16].
• A Whiter Shade of Pale's form of creative work is recorded as song^[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Procol Harum^[8], Wess^[9], and Annie Lennox^[10].

Publication

A Whiter Shade of Pale was published on 1967^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is pop music^[6]. It is part of Procol Harum^[11].

Why It Matters

A Whiter Shade of Pale ranks in the top 0.68% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,093 views/month, #132 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]