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I'm Waiting for the Man

original song written and composed by Lou Reed; first recorded by The Velvet Underground & Nico
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I'm Waiting for the Man

Summary

I'm Waiting for the Man is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (655 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I'm Waiting for the Man's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man's composer is recorded as Lou Reed[4].
  • Among the performers on I'm Waiting for the Man was The Velvet Underground[5].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man was released on 1967[7].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man's lyricist is recorded as Lou Reed[8].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I'm Waiting for the Man"}[9].
  • I'm Waiting for the Man's form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

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[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 89e6e8cc-2e4c-345b-abef-65910ce79ab5[12]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I'm Waiting for the Man was The Velvet Underground[5].

Publication

I'm Waiting for the Man was released on 1967[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

I'm Waiting for the Man ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (655 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Lou Reed

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I'm Waiting for the Man. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-waiting-for-the-man
MLA “I'm Waiting for the Man.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-waiting-for-the-man.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-m-waiting-for-the-man_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I'm Waiting for the Man}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-m-waiting-for-the-man}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Velvet Underground
    Form of creative work → song
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702408261, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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