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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

original song written and composed by Charlie Reid and Craig Reid; first recorded by The Proclaimers in 1988
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Summary

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a musical work/composition[1]. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) ranks in the top 1% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,235 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Craig Reid[3], Charlie Reid[4]
  • Genre: alternative rock[5], Celtic rock[6]
  • Performer: The Proclaimers[7], Susan Boyle[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: Scotland[10]
  • Publication date: 1988[11]
  • Lyricist: Craig Reid[12], Charlie Reid[13]
  • Published in: Sunshine on Leith[14]
  • Title: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)[15]
  • Form of creative work: song[16]

Why It Matters

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Scotland Susan Boyle

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Chlodovec · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Sunshine on Leith
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'pt', 'sv', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Published in: Sunshine on Leith"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Proclaimers, The Proclaimers, Susan Boyle
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0103192148, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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