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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
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1676212
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

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 (3,597 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s composer is recorded as Craig Reid[4].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s composer is recorded as Charlie Reid[5].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s genre is alternative rock[6].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s genre is Celtic rock[7].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was performed by The Proclaimers[8].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was performed by The Proclaimers[9].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was performed by Susan Boyle[10].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s country of origin is recorded as Scotland[12].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was released on 1988[13].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s lyricist is recorded as Craig Reid[14].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s lyricist is recorded as Charlie Reid[15].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'}[16].
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 90c6b1c5-88e5-369f-93c7-3cf9f6a790e2[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Proclaimers[8] and Susan Boyle[10].

Publication

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) was published on 1988[13]. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include alternative rock[6] and Celtic rock[7].

Why It Matters

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,597 views/month).[2] I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Scotland Susan Boyle

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [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.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-m-gonna-be-500-miles_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-gonna-be-500-miles}, 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 → The Proclaimers, The Proclaimers, Susan Boyle
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0103192148, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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