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If

song written and composed by David Gates, originally recorded by Bread and released in 1971
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If

Summary

If is a musical work/composition[1]. If ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • If's composer is recorded as David Gates[4].
  • If's genre is soft rock[5].
  • If was performed by Bread[6].
  • Among the performers on If was Dolly Parton[7].
  • If was performed by Dolly Parton[8].
  • If's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • If was released on 1971[10].
  • If's lyricist is recorded as David Gates[11].
  • If's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If'}[12].
  • If'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): jazz, pop[15]

  • Community tags: jazz, pop[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 03df30a1-0101-31bb-8dee-e788cc4c593d[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bread[6] and Dolly Parton[7].

Publication

If was released on 1971[10]. If's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. If's genre is soft rock[5].

Why It Matters

If ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2] If has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Dolly Parton

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_if-q1891086_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{If}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/if-q1891086}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bread, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700806161, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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