Needles and Pins

original song written and composed by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche; first recorded by Jackie deShannon
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3874206
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Needles and Pins

Summary

Needles and Pins is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (824 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Needles and Pins's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Needles and Pins's composer is recorded as Sonny Bono[4].
  • Needles and Pins's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[5].
  • Needles and Pins's genre is pop music[6].
  • Among the performers on Needles and Pins was Jackie DeShannon[7].
  • Among the performers on Needles and Pins was The Searchers[8].
  • Needles and Pins was performed by Cher[9].
  • Needles and Pins was performed by Smokie[10].
  • Among the performers on Needles and Pins was Ramones[11].
  • Needles and Pins was performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[12].
  • Among the performers on Needles and Pins was Willy DeVille[13].
  • Needles and Pins is part of -[14].
  • Needles and Pins's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Needles and Pins was published on 1963[16].
  • Needles and Pins's lyricist is recorded as Sonny Bono[17].
  • Needles and Pins's lyricist is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[18].
  • Needles and Pins's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Needles and Pins'}[19].
  • Needles and Pins's different from is recorded as Needles and Pins[20].
  • Needles and Pins's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c912a864-2361-3a24-bd5d-5287adfb5fe6[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jackie DeShannon[7], The Searchers[8], Cher[9], Smokie[10], Ramones[11], and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[12].

Publication

Needles and Pins was published on 1963[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is pop music[6]. It is part of -[14].

Why It Matters

Needles and Pins ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (824 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Needles and Pins. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/needles-and-pins
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Jackie DeShannon, The Searchers, Cher +4
    Form of creative work song
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