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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

original song written and composed by Sonny Bono; first recorded by Cher
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q523052
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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Summary

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) is a musical work/composition[1]. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s composer is recorded as Sonny Bono[4].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s genre is pop music[5].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s genre is folk rock[6].
  • Among the performers on Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was Cher[7].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was performed by Vanilla Fudge[8].
  • Among the performers on Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was Nancy Sinatra[9].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was performed by Petula Clark[10].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) is part of The Sonny Side of Chér[11].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was published on 1966[13].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s lyricist is recorded as Sonny Bono[14].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'}[15].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s different from is recorded as Bang Bang[16].
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c462fa0d-57f5-46fe-9d25-e165453a5973[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Cher[7], Vanilla Fudge[8], Nancy Sinatra[9], and Petula Clark[10].

Publication

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was released on 1966[13]. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include pop music[5] and folk rock[6]. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) is part of The Sonny Side of Chér[11].

Why It Matters

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,390 views/month).[2] Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Cher Nancy Sinatra Petula Clark Sonny Bono

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Cher, Vanilla Fudge, Nancy Sinatra +1
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702329121, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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