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Chains

original song written and composed by Gerry Goffin (words) and Carole King (music), popularized by the Cookies
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Chains

Summary

Chains is a musical work/composition[1]. Chains ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chains's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Chains's composer is recorded as Carole King[4].
  • Chains's genre is rock and roll[5].
  • Chains was produced by George Martin[6].
  • Among the performers on Chains was The Cookies[7].
  • Chains was performed by The Beatles[8].
  • Chains's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Chains was published on 1962[10].
  • Chains's lyricist is recorded as Gerry Goffin[11].
  • Chains's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chains'}[12].
  • Chains's different from is recorded as Chains[13].
  • Chains's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Cookies[7] and The Beatles[8]. Chains was produced by George Martin[6].

Publication

Chains was released on 1962[10]. Chains's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Chains's genre is rock and roll[5].

Why It Matters

Chains ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] Chains has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Carole King George Martin The Beatles

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Cookies, The Beatles
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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