I Was the One

Summary

I Was the One is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• I Was the One's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• I Was the One's composer is recorded as Hal Blair^[4].
• I Was the One's composer is recorded as Claude Demetrius^[5].
• I Was the One's composer is recorded as Bill Peppers^[6].
• I Was the One's composer is recorded as Aaron Schroeder^[7].
• I Was the One's genre is rockabilly^[8].
• Among the performers on I Was the One was Elvis Presley^[9].
• I Was the One's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• I Was the One was released on 1956^[11].
• I Was the One's lyricist is recorded as Hal Blair^[12].
• I Was the One's lyricist is recorded as Claude Demetrius^[13].
• I Was the One's lyricist is recorded as Bill Peppers^[14].
• I Was the One's lyricist is recorded as Aaron Schroeder^[15].
• I Was the One's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Was the One'}^[16].
• I Was the One's has characteristic is recorded as ballad^[17].
• I Was the One's form of creative work is recorded as song^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: b9f1b8c3-d1d5-49c2-aab4-ae276ed1af97^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Was the One was performed by Elvis Presley^[9].

Publication

I Was the One was published on 1956^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is rockabilly^[8].

Why It Matters

I Was the One ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]