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Baba O'Riley

original song written and composed by Pete Townshend; first performed by The Who
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Baba O'Riley

Summary

Baba O'Riley is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,474 views/month, #149 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baba O'Riley's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Baba O'Riley's composer is recorded as Pete Townshend[4].
  • Baba O'Riley's genre is art rock[5].
  • Baba O'Riley's genre is hard rock[6].
  • Meher Baba is named after Baba O'Riley[7].
  • Terry Riley is named after Baba O'Riley[8].
  • Baba O'Riley was performed by The Who[9].
  • Among the performers on Baba O'Riley was Guided by Voices[10].
  • Among the performers on Baba O'Riley was Dropkick Murphys[11].
  • Baba O'Riley's record label is recorded as Decca[12].
  • Baba O'Riley's record label is recorded as Polydor[13].
  • Baba O'Riley is part of Who's Next[14].
  • Baba O'Riley's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Baba O'Riley's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Baba O'Riley was released on January 1, 1971[17].
  • Baba O'Riley's lyricist is recorded as Pete Townshend[18].
  • Baba O'Riley's instrumentation is recorded as Lowrey organ[19].
  • Baba O'Riley's described at URL is recorded as https://www.mixonline.com/recording/classic-tracks/the-whos-baba-oriley-classic-tracks[20].
  • Baba O'Riley's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Baba O'Riley"}[21].
  • Baba O'Riley's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].
  • Baba O'Riley's media franchise is recorded as CSI[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[24]

  • Genre(s): rock[25]

  • Community tags: rock[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0acde909-3956-3a20-890a-5afccff15fd7[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Who[9], Guided by Voices[10], and Dropkick Murphys[11].

Publication

Baba O'Riley was released on January 1, 1971[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include art rock[5] and hard rock[6]. It is part of Who's Next[14].

Why It Matters

Baba O'Riley ranks in the top 0.77% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,474 views/month, #149 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

CSI: NY Decca Meher Baba Pete Townshend Polydor Terry Riley The Who United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . petetownshend.net. petetownshend.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . petetownshend.net. petetownshend.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . mixonline.com. Retrieved . mixonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mixonline.com. Retrieved . mixonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Who, Guided by Voices, Dropkick Murphys
    Form of creative work → song
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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