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Fortunate Son

original song written and composed by John Fogerty; first recorded in 1969 by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Fortunate Son

Summary

Fortunate Son is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,686 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fortunate Son's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Fortunate Son's composer is recorded as John Fogerty[4].
  • Fortunate Son's genre is hard rock[5].
  • Fortunate Son was produced by John Fogerty[6].
  • Fortunate Son was performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival[7].
  • Fortunate Son was performed by U2[8].
  • Fortunate Son's record label is recorded as Fantasy[9].
  • Fortunate Son is part of Willy and the Poor Boys[10].
  • Fortunate Son's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Fortunate Son was released on 1969[12].
  • Fortunate Son's lyricist is recorded as John Fogerty[13].
  • Fortunate Son's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fortunate Son'}[14].
  • Fortunate Son's different from is recorded as Fortunate Son[15].
  • Fortunate Son's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+141'}[16].
  • Fortunate Son's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].
  • Fortunate Son's recording date is recorded as 1969[18].
  • Fortunate Son's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Willy and the Poor Boys[19].

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[20]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, rock[21]

  • Community tags: classic rock, rock[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 31ec5d71-8104-350e-a27c-b58d025e8c25[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Creedence Clearwater Revival[7] and U2[8]. Fortunate Son was produced by John Fogerty[6].

Publication

Fortunate Son was published on 1969[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is hard rock[5]. It is part of Willy and the Poor Boys[10].

Why It Matters

Fortunate Son ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,686 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty U2

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Creedence Clearwater Revival, U2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0708814816, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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