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Candy

original song composed by Alex Kramer, lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q5032044
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Summary

Candy is a musical work/composition[1]. Candy ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Candy's composer is recorded as Alex Kramer[4].
  • Among the performers on Candy was Johnny Mercer[5].
  • Candy was performed by Dr. John[6].
  • Among the performers on Candy was Dinah Shore[7].
  • Among the performers on Candy was Big Maybelle[8].
  • Candy was performed by Lee Morgan[9].
  • Candy was performed by The Manhattan Transfer[10].
  • Candy's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Candy was published on 1944[12].
  • Candy's lyricist is recorded as Mack David[13].
  • Candy's lyricist is recorded as Joan Whitney Kramer[14].
  • Candy's title is recorded as Candy[15].
  • Candy's different from is recorded as Candy[16].
  • Candy'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: f8f078df-5461-421f-82a3-bc90ca2a7c45[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Johnny Mercer[5], Dr. John[6], Dinah Shore[7], Big Maybelle[8], Lee Morgan[9], and The Manhattan Transfer[10].

Publication

Candy was published on 1944[12]. Candy's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].

Why It Matters

Candy ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Candy. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/candy-q5032044
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_candy-q5032044_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Candy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/candy-q5032044}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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