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I Don't Know Why

1968 song by Stevie Wonder
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I Don't Know Why

Summary

I Don't Know Why is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Don't Know Why's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Don't Know Why's composer is recorded as Paul Riser[4].
  • I Don't Know Why's composer is recorded as Stevie Wonder[5].
  • I Don't Know Why's composer is recorded as Lula Mae Hardaway[6].
  • I Don't Know Why's genre is soul[7].
  • I Don't Know Why followed Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day[8].
  • I Don't Know Why was followed by Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours[9].
  • I Don't Know Why was performed by Stevie Wonder[10].
  • I Don't Know Why's record label is recorded as Motown[11].
  • I Don't Know Why is part of For Once in My Life[12].
  • I Don't Know Why's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • I Don't Know Why was published on 1969[14].
  • I Don't Know Why's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7b4093ca-4bec-3891-8339-fb70a15415ae[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Don't Know Why was performed by Stevie Wonder[10].

Publication

I Don't Know Why was published on 1969[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is soul[7]. It is part of For Once in My Life[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Don't Know Why followed Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day[8]. It was followed by Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours[9].

Why It Matters

I Don't Know Why ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Motown Stevie Wonder

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → For Once in My Life
    Record label → —
    Genre → —
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700413724, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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