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I Just Can't Wait to Be King

original song composed by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice; from the 1994 film "The Lion King"
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2257959
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I Just Can't Wait to Be King

Summary

I Just Can't Wait to Be King is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's composer is recorded as Elton John[4].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's genre is popular music[5].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King was performed by Jason Weaver[6].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King was performed by Elton John[7].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King is part of The Lion King – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[8].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King was published on 1994[10].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's lyricist is recorded as Tim Rice[11].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"}[12].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's has characteristic is recorded as film song[13].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].
  • I Just Can't Wait to Be King's music created for is recorded as The Lion King[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): pop[17]

  • Community tags: pop, soundtrack[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b9cc08cc-04f9-38a0-a610-dd0e23c6a43b[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jason Weaver[6] and Elton John[7].

Publication

I Just Can't Wait to Be King was published on 1994[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of The Lion King – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[8].

Why It Matters

I Just Can't Wait to Be King ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Elton John Tim Rice

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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). I Just Can't Wait to Be King. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-just-can-t-wait-to-be-king
MLA “I Just Can't Wait to Be King.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-just-can-t-wait-to-be-king.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-just-can-t-wait-to-be-king_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Just Can't Wait to Be King}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-just-can-t-wait-to-be-king}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Jason Weaver, Elton John
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0114782192, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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