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My Girl

song written and composed by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, originaly recorded by The Temptations and released in 1964
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1541182
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My Girl

Summary

My Girl is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,643 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Girl's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • My Girl's composer is recorded as Smokey Robinson[4].
  • My Girl's composer is recorded as Ronald White[5].
  • My Girl's genre is soul[6].
  • My Girl's genre is rhythm and blues[7].
  • Among the performers on My Girl was The Temptations[8].
  • My Girl was performed by Dolly Parton[9].
  • My Girl's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • My Girl was published on December 21, 1964[11].
  • My Girl's lyricist is recorded as Smokey Robinson[12].
  • My Girl's lyricist is recorded as Ronald White[13].
  • My Girl's tonality is recorded as C major[14].
  • My Girl's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'My Girl'}[15].
  • My Girl's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+165'}[16].
  • My Girl's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Temptations[8] and Dolly Parton[9].

Publication

My Girl was released on December 21, 1964[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include soul[6] and rhythm and blues[7].

Why It Matters

My Girl ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,643 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Dolly Parton Smokey Robinson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). My Girl. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-girl-q1541182
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-girl-q1541182_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{My Girl}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-girl-q1541182}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Mindmatrix · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → My Girl
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: My Girl"
  2. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Temptations, Dolly Parton
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0701122599, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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