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Chain Gang

original song written, composed, and performed by Sam Cooke
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Chain Gang

Summary

Chain Gang is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chain Gang's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Chain Gang's composer is recorded as Sam Cooke[4].
  • Chain Gang's genre is rhythm and blues[5].
  • Among the performers on Chain Gang was Sam Cooke[6].
  • Among the performers on Chain Gang was The Supremes[7].
  • Among the performers on Chain Gang was Jim Croce[8].
  • Chain Gang's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Chain Gang was released on 1960[10].
  • Chain Gang's lyricist is recorded as Sam Cooke[11].
  • Chain Gang's title is recorded as Chain Gang[12].
  • Chain Gang's different from is recorded as Chain gang[13].
  • Chain Gang's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 56572715-1fe2-3cf8-a294-6c337efc9ae9[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Sam Cooke[6], The Supremes[7], and Jim Croce[8].

Publication

Chain Gang was released on 1960[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is rhythm and blues[5].

Why It Matters

Chain Gang ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Sam Cooke

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chain-gang-q5067871_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Chain Gang}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chain-gang-q5067871}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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