Leaving on a Jet Plane

song written and composed by John Denver, originally recorded by John Denver and released in 1966
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2306032
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Leaving on a Jet Plane

Summary

Leaving on a Jet Plane is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's composer is recorded as John Denver[4].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on Leaving on a Jet Plane was Peter, Paul and Mary[6].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane was performed by John Denver[7].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane was published on 1966[9].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's lyricist is recorded as John Denver[10].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leaving on a Jet Plane'}[11].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's has characteristic is recorded as aviation song[12].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's working title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Babe I Hate to Go'}[13].
  • Leaving on a Jet Plane's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • Genre(s): folk rock[16]

  • Community tags: folk rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 452fba01-ad11-3127-a99c-26731f81eb5c[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Peter, Paul and Mary[6] and John Denver[7].

Publication

Leaving on a Jet Plane was published on 1966[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Leaving on a Jet Plane ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Leaving on a Jet Plane. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/leaving-on-a-jet-plane
MLA “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/leaving-on-a-jet-plane.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_leaving-on-a-jet-plane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Leaving on a Jet Plane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/leaving-on-a-jet-plane}, 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 Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver
    Form of creative work song
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