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I Shall Be Free

original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
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I Shall Be Free

Summary

I Shall Be Free is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Shall Be Free's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Shall Be Free's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan[4].
  • I Shall Be Free's genre is contemporary folk music[5].
  • I Shall Be Free was performed by Bob Dylan[6].
  • I Shall Be Free is part of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan[7].
  • I Shall Be Free's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • I Shall Be Free was released on 1962[9].
  • I Shall Be Free's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan[10].
  • I Shall Be Free's title is recorded as I Shall Be Free[11].
  • I Shall Be Free's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a2331550-4792-3b4b-91ad-995ee329448f[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Shall Be Free was Bob Dylan[6].

Publication

I Shall Be Free was published on 1962[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is contemporary folk music[5]. It is part of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan[7].

Why It Matters

I Shall Be Free ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . 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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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
    Form of creative work → song
    Performer → Bob Dylan
    Secondhandsongs work id → 12812
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702500273, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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