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I Love Rock 'n' Roll

original song written and composed by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker; first recorded by Arrows
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I Love Rock 'n' Roll

Summary

I Love Rock 'n' Roll is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's composer is recorded as Alan Merrill[4].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's composer is recorded as Jake Hooker[5].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's genre is popular music[6].
  • Among the performers on I Love Rock 'n' Roll was Arrows[7].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll was released on January 1, 1975[9].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's lyricist is recorded as Alan Merrill[10].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's lyricist is recorded as Jake Hooker[11].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"}[12].
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll'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]

  • Genre(s): ballad, contemporary r&b, europop, pop, soul[15]

  • Community tags: ballad, contemporary r&b, europop, pop, soul[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 18470ce3-b3b2-3ebc-9811-d59d48a789e7[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Love Rock 'n' Roll was performed by Arrows[7].

Publication

I Love Rock 'n' Roll was published on January 1, 1975[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[6].

Why It Matters

I Love Rock 'n' Roll ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [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.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Arrows
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700827208, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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