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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

original song written and composed by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell (Horace Ott), and Sol Marcus; recorded by Nina Simone
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Summary

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,603 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's composer is recorded as Horace Ott[4].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's composer is recorded as Bennie Benjamin[5].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's composer is recorded as Sol Marcus[6].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's genre is popular music[7].
  • Among the performers on Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was Nina Simone[8].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was performed by The Animals[9].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was performed by Santa Esmeralda[10].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was performed by Elvis Costello[11].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was published on 1964[13].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's lyricist is recorded as Horace Ott[14].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's lyricist is recorded as Bennie Benjamin[15].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's lyricist is recorded as Sol Marcus[16].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood'}[17].
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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[19]

  • Genre(s): country rock, rock, rock and roll[20]

  • Community tags: country rock, rock, rock and roll[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: be6bc1bb-44df-3d9e-a26a-e1be5b30ea9f[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Nina Simone[8], The Animals[9], Santa Esmeralda[10], and Elvis Costello[11].

Publication

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood was published on 1964[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is popular music[7].

Why It Matters

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,603 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Elvis Costello Nina Simone The Animals

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Nina Simone, The Animals, Santa Esmeralda +1
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702611399, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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