I'm Beginning to See the Light

original song written and composed by Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, and Harry James
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1146122
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I'm Beginning to See the Light

Summary

I'm Beginning to See the Light is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's composer is recorded as Don George[4].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's composer is recorded as Johnny Hodges[5].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's composer is recorded as Duke Ellington[6].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's composer is recorded as Harry James[7].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Harry James and His Orchestra[8].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Frank Sinatra[9].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Seal[10].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Rosemary Clooney[11].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Bobby Darin[12].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Johnnie Ray[13].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Connie Francis[14].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Peggy Lee[15].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Q153694[16].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Al Jarreau[17].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Kelly Rowland[18].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Joe Jackson[19].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Royce Campbell[20].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was performed by Mel Tormé[21].
  • Among the performers on I'm Beginning to See the Light was Karen Souza[22].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's language of work or name is recorded as English[23].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light was published on 1944[24].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's lyricist is recorded as Duke Ellington[25].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's lyricist is recorded as Don George[26].
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light's lyricist is recorded as Johnny Hodges[27].

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[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6d8b17b3-44b5-3819-842f-1f9e4946e372[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Harry James and His Orchestra[8], Frank Sinatra[9], Seal[10], Rosemary Clooney[11], Bobby Darin[12], and Johnnie Ray[13].

Publication

I'm Beginning to See the Light was released on 1944[24]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[23].

Why It Matters

I'm Beginning to See the Light ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Real Book, sixth edition. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Real Book, sixth edition. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Real Book, sixth edition. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Real Book, sixth edition. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Real Book, sixth edition. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-m-beginning-to-see-the-light-q1146122_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I'm Beginning to See the Light}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-beginning-to-see-the-light-q1146122}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Harry James and His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Seal +12
    Form of creative work song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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