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Hey Joe

song written and composed by Billy Roberts
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Hey Joe

Summary

Hey Joe is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hey Joe's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Hey Joe's composer is recorded as Billy Roberts[4].
  • Hey Joe's genre is rock music[5].
  • Hey Joe was followed by Purple Haze[6].
  • Hey Joe was performed by The Leaves[7].
  • Among the performers on Hey Joe was The Jimi Hendrix Experience[8].
  • Hey Joe is part of Are You Experienced[9].
  • Hey Joe's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Hey Joe was released on January 1, 1965[11].
  • Hey Joe's lyricist is recorded as Billy Roberts[12].
  • Hey Joe's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go'}[13].
  • Hey Joe's different from is recorded as Hey Joe[14].
  • Hey Joe's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Leaves[7] and The Jimi Hendrix Experience[8].

Publication

Hey Joe was released on January 1, 1965[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of Are You Experienced[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hey Joe was followed by Purple Haze[6].

Why It Matters

Hey Joe ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hey Joe. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hey-joe
MLA “Hey Joe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hey-joe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hey-joe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hey Joe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hey-joe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Leaves, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Part of → Are You Experienced
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0709187756, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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