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I Gotta Know

original song written and composed by Matt Williams and Paul Evans; first recorded by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
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I Gotta Know

Summary

I Gotta Know is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • I Gotta Know's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • I Gotta Know's composer is recorded as Paul Evans[3].
  • I Gotta Know's composer is recorded as Matt Williams[4].
  • I Gotta Know's genre is doo-wop[5].
  • Among the performers on I Gotta Know was Cliff Richard[6].
  • I Gotta Know was performed by Elvis Presley[7].
  • I Gotta Know's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • I Gotta Know was published on 1959[9].
  • I Gotta Know's lyricist is recorded as Matt Williams[10].
  • I Gotta Know's lyricist is recorded as Paul Evans[11].
  • I Gotta Know's title is recorded as I Gotta Know[12].
  • I Gotta Know's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 475e9b80-e823-30a1-8549-7a04ae50e8a3[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Cliff Richard[6] and Elvis Presley[7].

Publication

I Gotta Know was published on 1959[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is doo-wop[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Musicbrainz work id → 475e9b80-e823-30a1-8549-7a04ae50e8a3
    Title → I Gotta Know
    Genre → doo-wop
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0709029797, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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