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Leader of the Pack

original song written and composed by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, George "Shadow" Morton; first recorded by The Shangri-Las
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Leader of the Pack

Summary

Leader of the Pack is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leader of the Pack's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Leader of the Pack's composer is recorded as Jeff Barry[4].
  • Leader of the Pack's composer is recorded as Ellie Greenwich[5].
  • Leader of the Pack's composer is recorded as Shadow Morton[6].
  • Leader of the Pack's genre is pop music[7].
  • Among the performers on Leader of the Pack was The Shangri-Las[8].
  • Leader of the Pack was performed by Bette Midler[9].
  • Leader of the Pack was performed by Twisted Sister[10].
  • Leader of the Pack was performed by When the Cat's Away[11].
  • Leader of the Pack was performed by The Carpenters[12].
  • Leader of the Pack's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Leader of the Pack was published on September 1964[14].
  • Leader of the Pack's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Barry[15].
  • Leader of the Pack's lyricist is recorded as Ellie Greenwich[16].
  • Leader of the Pack's lyricist is recorded as Shadow Morton[17].
  • Leader of the Pack's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leader of the Pack'}[18].
  • Leader of the Pack's has characteristic is recorded as teenage tragedy song[19].
  • Leader of the Pack's different from is recorded as Leader of the Pack[20].
  • Leader of the Pack's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 45ef6e33-0247-3289-a606-98879ef5d395[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Shangri-Las[8], Bette Midler[9], Twisted Sister[10], When the Cat's Away[11], and The Carpenters[12].

Publication

Leader of the Pack was released on September 1964[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is pop music[7].

Why It Matters

Leader of the Pack ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (535 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Bette Midler The Carpenters

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Shangri-Las, Bette Midler, Twisted Sister +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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