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Cotton Eye Joe

song written and composed by Jan Ericsson, Örjan Öberg and Pat Reiniz; originally recorded by Rednex and released in 1994
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q19875576
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Cotton Eye Joe

Summary

Cotton Eye Joe is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cotton Eye Joe's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's genre is Eurodance[4].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's based on is recorded as Cotton-Eyed Joe[5].
  • Cotton Eye Joe was performed by Rednex[6].
  • Cotton Eye Joe was released on August 2, 1994[7].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's described by source is recorded as Marjorie-Wiki[8].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cotton Eye Joe'}[9].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+13'}[10].
  • Cotton Eye Joe's derivative work is recorded as Swedish Hit Medley[11].

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[12]

  • Genre(s): disco, electronic, euro house, happy hardcore[13]

  • Community tags: disco, electronic, euro house, happy hardcore, tribal[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4887156-6e3d-3544-99d7-c39609f1f81c[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Cotton Eye Joe was Rednex[6].

Publication

Cotton Eye Joe was published on August 2, 1994[7]. Its genre is Eurodance[4].

Why It Matters

Cotton Eye Joe ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cotton-eye-joe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cotton Eye Joe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cotton-eye-joe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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