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Hush

song written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal, later covered by Deep Purple
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Hush

Summary

Hush is a musical work/composition[1]. Hush ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hush's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Hush's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Hush was produced by Joe South[5].
  • Hush was performed by Billy Joe Royal[6].
  • Among the performers on Hush was Deep Purple[7].
  • Hush's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • Hush is part of Shades of Deep Purple[9].
  • Hush's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Hush was published on 1967[11].
  • Hush's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[12].
  • Hush's different from is recorded as Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye[13].
  • Hush's different from is recorded as Hush[14].
  • Hush's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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[16]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, hard rock, rock[17]

  • Community tags: classic rock, hard rock, rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f44d5656-9438-341b-a80c-f14f1e55d11e[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Billy Joe Royal[6] and Deep Purple[7]. Hush was produced by Joe South[5].

Publication

Hush was published on 1967[11]. Hush's genre is pop rock[4]. Hush is part of Shades of Deep Purple[9].

Why It Matters

Hush ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[2] Hush has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hush. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hush-q2631389
MLA “Hush.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hush-q2631389.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hush-q2631389_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hush}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hush-q2631389}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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