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My Girl

original song written and composed by Mike Barson; first recorded by Madness
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q640747
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Summary

My Girl is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (804 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Mike Barson[3]
  • Followed by: Baggy Trousers[4]
  • Performer: Madness[5], Tracey Ullman[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1979[8]
  • Lyricist: Mike Barson[9]
  • Title: My Girl[10]
  • Different from: My Girl[11]
  • Form of creative work: song[12]

Why It Matters

My Girl has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Tracey Ullman

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). My Girl. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-girl-q640747
MLA “My Girl.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 22 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-girl-q640747.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-girl-q640747_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{My Girl}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-girl-q640747}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
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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. 3d ago · Back ache · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Followed by → Baggy Trousers
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Followed by: Baggy Trousers"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Madness, Tracey Ullman
    Form of creative work → song
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0101508171, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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