It Must Have Been Love

original song written and composed by Per Gessle; originally recorded by Roxette and released in 1987
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1507812
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It Must Have Been Love

Summary

It Must Have Been Love is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,899 views/month, #152 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • It Must Have Been Love's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • It Must Have Been Love's composer is recorded as Per Gessle[4].
  • It Must Have Been Love's genre is Christmas music[5].
  • Among the performers on It Must Have Been Love was Roxette[6].
  • Among the performers on It Must Have Been Love was Roxette[7].
  • It Must Have Been Love was performed by Tonix[8].
  • It Must Have Been Love was performed by Trombo Combo[9].
  • Among the performers on It Must Have Been Love was Richard Clayderman[10].
  • It Must Have Been Love was performed by Desmond Foster[11].
  • It Must Have Been Love was performed by Per Gessle[12].
  • Among the performers on It Must Have Been Love was Scotts[13].
  • Among the performers on It Must Have Been Love was Dalasinfoniettan[14].
  • It Must Have Been Love's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • It Must Have Been Love was published on 1987[16].
  • It Must Have Been Love's lyricist is recorded as Per Gessle[17].
  • It Must Have Been Love's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It Must Have Been Love'}[18].
  • It Must Have Been Love's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[19].
  • It Must Have Been Love's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lay a whisper on my pillow, leave the winter on the ground'}[20].
  • It Must Have Been Love's derivative work is recorded as Swedish Hit Medley[21].
  • It Must Have Been Love's derivative work is recorded as No sé si es amor[22].
  • It Must Have Been Love's derivative work is recorded as När kärleken föds[23].
  • It Must Have Been Love's derivative work is recorded as The Rox Medley[24].
  • It Must Have Been Love's form of creative work is recorded as song[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Roxette[6], Tonix[8], Trombo Combo[9], Richard Clayderman[10], Desmond Foster[11], and Per Gessle[12].

Publication

It Must Have Been Love was released on 1987[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is Christmas music[5].

Why It Matters

It Must Have Been Love ranks in the top 0.78% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,899 views/month, #152 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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 Roxette, Roxette, Tonix +6
    Form of creative work song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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