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I Fought the Law

original song written and composed by Sonny Curtis
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Summary

I Fought the Law is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Sonny Curtis[3]
  • Genre: popular music[4]
  • Performer: The Crickets[5], Cab Calloway[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Publication date: 1959[8]
  • Lyricist: Sonny Curtis[9]
  • Title: I Fought the Law[10]
  • Form of creative work: song[11]

Why It Matters

I Fought the Law has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

Cab Calloway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → —
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  3. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Crickets, Cab Calloway
    Form of creative work → song
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