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I'm Only Sleeping

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
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I'm Only Sleeping

Summary

I'm Only Sleeping is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'm Only Sleeping's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's composer is recorded as John Lennon[4].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[5].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's genre is psychedelic music[6].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's genre is psychedelic rock[7].
  • Among the performers on I'm Only Sleeping was The Beatles[8].
  • I'm Only Sleeping is part of Revolver[9].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • I'm Only Sleeping was released on August 5, 1966[11].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[12].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[13].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's tonality is recorded as E-flat minor[14].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I'm Only Sleeping"}[15].
  • I'm Only Sleeping's music video is recorded as I'm Only Sleeping[16].
  • I'm Only Sleeping'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: ebac52bd-5131-30b3-ba53-1d3aa12e060b[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I'm Only Sleeping was The Beatles[8].

Publication

I'm Only Sleeping was published on August 5, 1966[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include psychedelic music[6] and psychedelic rock[7]. It is part of Revolver[9].

Why It Matters

I'm Only Sleeping ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

John Lennon Paul McCartney Revolver The Beatles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I'm Only Sleeping. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-only-sleeping
MLA “I'm Only Sleeping.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-only-sleeping.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-m-only-sleeping_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I'm Only Sleeping}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-only-sleeping}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Music video → I'm Only Sleeping
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Beatles
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9000107153, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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