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Jailhouse Rock

song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1957
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Summary

Jailhouse Rock is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,412 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Hall of Fame[3]
  • Composer: Mike Stoller[4], Jerry Leiber[5]
  • Genre: rock and roll[6]
  • Follows: Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear[7]
  • Followed by: 2014 Don't[8]
  • Performer: Elvis Presley[9], Sven-Ingvars[10], Mötley Crüe[11], ZZ Top[12]
  • Part of: Jailhouse Rock[13]
  • Language of work or name: English[14]
  • Publication date: 1957[15]
  • Lyricist: Jerry Leiber[16], Mike Stoller[17]
  • Tonality: G major[18]
  • Title: Jailhouse Rock[19]
  • Different from: Jailhouse Rock[20]
  • Form of creative work: song[21]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • Genre(s): rock and roll[23]

  • Community tags: rock and roll[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c783b0b7-cbc4-3be6-89dc-a13883fe5c51[25]

Why It Matters

Jailhouse Rock has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What awards did Jailhouse Rock receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Related Entities

Elvis Presley ZZ Top

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Elvis Presley, Sven-Ingvars, Mötley Crüe +1
    Form of creative work → song
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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