Like a Rolling Stone

Summary

Like a Rolling Stone is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,452 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Like a Rolling Stone's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Like a Rolling Stone's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan^[4].
• Like a Rolling Stone's genre is folk rock^[5].
• Like a Rolling Stone was performed by Bob Dylan^[6].
• Like a Rolling Stone was performed by Bob Dylan^[7].
• Like a Rolling Stone is part of Highway 61 Revisited^[8].
• Like a Rolling Stone's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Like a Rolling Stone was published on 1965^[10].
• Like a Rolling Stone's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan^[11].
• Like a Rolling Stone's tonality is recorded as C major^[12].
• Rollin' Stone inspired Like a Rolling Stone^[13].
• Like a Rolling Stone's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Like a Rolling Stone'}^[14].
• Like a Rolling Stone's form of creative work is recorded as song^[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4f3cc611-009f-3fa9-a47c-a27d29ef0513^[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bob Dylan^[6].

Publication

Like a Rolling Stone was published on 1965^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is folk rock^[5]. It is part of Highway 61 Revisited^[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Rollin' Stone inspired Like a Rolling Stone^[13].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Like a Rolling Stone include Rolling Stone^[18], a magazine^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1967^[21], headquartered in New York City^[22] and How I Spent My Strummer Vacation^[23], a television series episode^[24], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[25].

Why It Matters

Like a Rolling Stone ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,452 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for it include Rolling Stone^[18], a magazine^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1967^[21], headquartered in New York City^[22] and How I Spent My Strummer Vacation^[23], a television series episode^[24], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[25].