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Killing Me Softly with His Song

original song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel; first recorded by Lori Lieberman and released in 1971
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Summary

Killing Me Softly with His Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,185 views/month, #75 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Charles Fox[3], Norman Gimbel[4]
  • Genre: popular music[5]
  • Performer: Lori Lieberman[6], Roberta Flack[7], Johnny Mathis[8], Frank Sinatra[9], Fugees[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Publication date: 1972[12]
  • Lyricist: Charles Fox[13], Norman Gimbel[14]
  • Inspired by: Don McLean[15]
  • Title: Killing Me Softly with His Song[16]
  • Form of creative work: song[17]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): country, dancehall, pop, r&b, reggae, soul[19]

  • Community tags: country, dancehall, pop, r&b, reggae, soul[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 361e7754-b571-3c66-9140-fc203e15dac9[21]

Why It Matters

Killing Me Softly with His Song has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Don McLean Frank Sinatra Johnny Mathis Roberta Flack

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . 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
    Inspired by → Don McLean
    Performer → Lori Lieberman, Roberta Flack, Johnny Mathis +2
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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