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I Saw the Light

1948 song performed by Hank Williams
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1655256
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I Saw the Light

Summary

I Saw the Light is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Saw the Light's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Saw the Light's composer is recorded as Hank Williams[4].
  • I Saw the Light's genre is country music[5].
  • I Saw the Light followed I'm a Long Gone Daddy[6].
  • I Saw the Light was produced by Fred Rose[7].
  • Among the performers on I Saw the Light was Hank Williams[8].
  • I Saw the Light's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • I Saw the Light was released on September 1948[10].
  • I Saw the Light's lyricist is recorded as Hank Williams[11].
  • I Saw the Light's title is recorded as I Saw the Light[12].
  • I Saw the Light's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • Genre(s): country gospel, gospel, heavy metal, rock, southern rock[15]

  • Community tags: country gospel, gospel, heavy metal, rock, southern rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d5655ca1-7e5d-3663-980e-4ba58c1fb68e[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Saw the Light was Hank Williams[8]. It was produced by Fred Rose[7].

Publication

I Saw the Light was released on September 1948[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is country music[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Saw the Light followed I'm a Long Gone Daddy[6].

Why It Matters

I Saw the Light ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . 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-saw-the-light-q1655256_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Saw the Light}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-saw-the-light-q1655256}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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