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Ask Me Why

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney
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Ask Me Why

Summary

Ask Me Why is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ask Me Why's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Ask Me Why's composer is recorded as John Lennon[4].
  • Ask Me Why's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[5].
  • Ask Me Why's genre is rock music[6].
  • Ask Me Why followed Love Me Do[7].
  • Ask Me Why was produced by George Martin[8].
  • Ask Me Why was performed by The Beatles[9].
  • Ask Me Why is part of Please Please Me[10].
  • Ask Me Why's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Ask Me Why was published on 1962[12].
  • Ask Me Why's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[13].
  • Ask Me Why's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[14].
  • Ask Me Why's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ask Me Why'}[15].
  • Ask Me Why's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Ask Me Why was performed by The Beatles[9]. It was produced by George Martin[8].

Publication

Ask Me Why was released on 1962[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of Please Please Me[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ask Me Why followed Love Me Do[7].

Why It Matters

Ask Me Why ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

George Martin John Lennon Paul McCartney Please Please Me The Beatles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ask-me-why_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ask Me Why}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ask-me-why}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Beatles
    Part of → Please Please Me
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101661566, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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