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I Wan'na Be Like You

original film song written and composed by Sherman Brothers, from the 1967 Disney movie "The Jungle Book"
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I Wan'na Be Like You

Summary

I Wan'na Be Like You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Wan'na Be Like You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's composer is recorded as Robert B. Sherman[5].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's composer is recorded as Richard M. Sherman[6].
  • Among the performers on I Wan'na Be Like You was Louis Prima[7].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You was released on 1967[9].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's lyricist is recorded as Robert B. Sherman[10].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's lyricist is recorded as Richard M. Sherman[11].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's tonality is recorded as C major[12].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I Wan'na Be Like You"}[13].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's has characteristic is recorded as film song[14].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].
  • I Wan'na Be Like You's music created for is recorded as The Jungle Book[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Genre(s): folk, punk, ragtime, rock[18]

  • Community tags: folk, punk, ragtime, rock[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25fad9e0-d4ca-3770-b834-50cfd0b46347[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Wan'na Be Like You was performed by Louis Prima[7].

Publication

I Wan'na Be Like You was released on 1967[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Why It Matters

I Wan'na Be Like You ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Louis Prima

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-wan-na-be-like-you_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Wan'na Be Like You}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-wan-na-be-like-you}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Louis Prima
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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