Let It Be

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q184259
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Let It Be spans the genres pop rock and gospel music.

Let It Be

Summary

Let It Be is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,500 views/month, #131 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Let It Be's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Let It Be's composer is recorded as John Lennon[4].
  • Let It Be's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[5].
  • Let It Be's genre is pop rock[6].
  • Let It Be's genre is gospel music[7].
  • Among the performers on Let It Be was The Beatles[8].
  • Among the performers on Let It Be was The Beatles[9].
  • Let It Be is part of Let It Be[10].
  • Let It Be's Commons category is recorded as Let It Be (Beatles song)[11].
  • Let It Be's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Let It Be was published on March 6, 1970[13].
  • Let It Be's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[14].
  • Let It Be's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[15].
  • Let It Be's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Let It Be'}[16].
  • Let It Be's different from is recorded as Let It Be[17].
  • Let It Be's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Beatles[8].

Publication

Let It Be was released on March 6, 1970[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include pop rock[6] and gospel music[7]. It is part of it[10].

Why It Matters

Let It Be ranks in the top 0.68% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,500 views/month, #131 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.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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  1. 16h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14495 599
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  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer The Beatles, The Beatles
    Form of creative work song
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9000103764, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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