My Generation

original song written and composed by Pete Townshend
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q8353114
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My Generation

Summary

My Generation is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,029 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Generation's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • My Generation's instance of is recorded as music track with vocals[4].
  • My Generation's composer is recorded as Pete Townshend[5].
  • My Generation's genre is rock music[6].
  • My Generation followed Anyway Anyhow Anywhere[7].
  • My Generation was performed by The Who[8].
  • Among the performers on My Generation was Patti Smith[9].
  • My Generation was performed by Oasis[10].
  • My Generation is part of My Generation[11].
  • My Generation's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • My Generation was published on 1965[13].
  • My Generation's lyricist is recorded as Pete Townshend[14].
  • My Generation's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'My Generation'}[15].
  • My Generation's different from is recorded as My Generation[16].
  • My Generation's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].
  • My Generation's music mood is recorded as energetic[18].

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[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a55b5d5b-cc47-304c-98c1-460fe91e1cd7[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Who[8], Patti Smith[9], and Oasis[10].

Publication

My Generation was released on 1965[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of it[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

My Generation followed Anyway Anyhow Anywhere[7].

Why It Matters

My Generation ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,029 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). My Generation. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-generation-q8353114
MLA “My Generation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-generation-q8353114.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-generation-q8353114_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{My Generation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-generation-q8353114}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of My Generation
    Genre
    Instance of musical work/composition, music track with vocals
    Genre rock music
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101643564, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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