Danny Boy

Summary

Danny Boy is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,194 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Danny Boy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Danny Boy's instance of is recorded as lyrico-musical work^[4].
• Danny Boy's composer is recorded as Frederic Weatherly^[5].
• Danny Boy's genre is folk music^[6].
• Danny Boy's based on is recorded as Londonderry Air^[7].
• Danny Boy's Commons category is recorded as Danny Boy (song)^[8].
• Danny Boy's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Danny Boy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• Danny Boy was released on 1913^[11].
• Danny Boy's lyricist is recorded as Frederic Weatherly^[12].
• Danny Boy's tonality is recorded as D major^[13].
• Danny Boy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Danny Boy'}^[14].
• Danny Boy's has melody is recorded as Londonderry Air^[15].
• Danny Boy's different from is recorded as Danny Boyd^[16].
• Danny Boy's derivative work is recorded as Danny Boy^[17].
• Danny Boy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[18].
• Danny Boy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[19].
• Danny Boy's form of creative work is recorded as song^[20].

Body

Publication

Danny Boy was released on 1913^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is folk music^[6].

Why It Matters

Danny Boy ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,194 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]