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I Believe I Can Fly

song written and composed by Robert Kelly, originally recorded by Robert Kelly and released in 1996
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I Believe I Can Fly

Summary

I Believe I Can Fly is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Believe I Can Fly's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's composer is recorded as R. Kelly[4].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's genre is rhythm and blues[5].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's genre is contemporary R&B[6].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's genre is soul[7].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's genre is gospel music[8].
  • I Believe I Can Fly followed I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)[9].
  • I Believe I Can Fly was followed by Gotham City[10].
  • I Believe I Can Fly was produced by R. Kelly[11].
  • Among the performers on I Believe I Can Fly was R. Kelly[12].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[13].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's record label is recorded as Jive Records[14].
  • I Believe I Can Fly is part of R.[15].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • I Believe I Can Fly was distributed by compact disc[17].
  • I Believe I Can Fly was distributed by compact cassette[18].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • I Believe I Can Fly was released on November 26, 1996[20].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's lyricist is recorded as R. Kelly[21].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Believe I Can Fly'}[22].
  • I Believe I Can Fly's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

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[24]

  • Community tags: positive affirmations[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 444ab0b9-142d-39ba-a25a-cda8475a37bc[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Believe I Can Fly was performed by R. Kelly[12]. It was produced by R. Kelly[11].

Publication

I Believe I Can Fly was released on November 26, 1996[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Genres include rhythm and blues[5], contemporary R&B[6], soul[7], and gospel music[8]. It is part of R.[15]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[17] and compact cassette[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Believe I Can Fly followed I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)[9]. It was followed by Gotham City[10].

Why It Matters

I Believe I Can Fly ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Related Entities

Atlantic Records compact disc Jive Records R. Kelly 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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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