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If I Ruled the World

original show tune composed by Cyril Ornadel, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; from the 1963 musical "Pickwick"
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If I Ruled the World

Summary

If I Ruled the World is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If I Ruled the World's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • If I Ruled the World's composer is recorded as Cyril Ornadel[4].
  • If I Ruled the World's genre is easy listening[5].
  • Among the performers on If I Ruled the World was Harry Secombe[6].
  • Among the performers on If I Ruled the World was Bobby Darin[7].
  • Among the performers on If I Ruled the World was Tony Bennett[8].
  • If I Ruled the World was performed by Sammy Davis Jr.[9].
  • If I Ruled the World was performed by James Brown & The Famous Flames[10].
  • If I Ruled the World's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • If I Ruled the World was released on 1963[12].
  • If I Ruled the World's lyricist is recorded as Leslie Bricusse[13].
  • If I Ruled the World's title is recorded as If I Ruled the World[14].
  • If I Ruled the World's has characteristic is recorded as show tune[15].
  • If I Ruled the World's different from is recorded as If I Ruled the World[16].
  • If I Ruled the World's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f1a1aa2-764c-37b5-9f60-74d64a03c280[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Harry Secombe[6], Bobby Darin[7], Tony Bennett[8], Sammy Davis Jr.[9], and James Brown & The Famous Flames[10].

Publication

If I Ruled the World was released on 1963[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is easy listening[5].

Why It Matters

If I Ruled the World ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . 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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