Louie Louie

Summary

Louie Louie is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,057 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Louie Louie's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Louie Louie's composer is recorded as Richard Berry^[4].
• Louie Louie's genre is rhythm and blues^[5].
• Among the performers on Louie Louie was Richard Berry^[6].
• Louie Louie was performed by The Kingsmen^[7].
• Louie Louie's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• Louie Louie was published on 1955^[9].
• Louie Louie's lyricist is recorded as Richard Berry^[10].
• Louie Louie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Louie Louie'}^[11].
• Louie Louie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Louie, Louie'}^[12].
• Louie Louie's different from is recorded as Louie Louie^[13].
• Louie Louie's form of creative work is recorded as song^[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[15]

• Genre(s): psychedelic rock, rock^[16]

• Community tags: psychedelic rock, rock^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: d09c6013-caa7-357a-946a-bae2c124e942^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Richard Berry^[6] and The Kingsmen^[7].

Publication

Louie Louie was published on 1955^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8]. Its genre is rhythm and blues^[5].

Why It Matters

Louie Louie ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,057 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]