Norwegian Wood

Summary

Norwegian Wood is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Norwegian Wood's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Norwegian Wood's composer is recorded as John Lennon^[4].
• Norwegian Wood's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney^[5].
• Norwegian Wood's genre is pop music^[6].
• Norwegian Wood was produced by George Martin^[7].
• Among the performers on Norwegian Wood was The Beatles^[8].
• Norwegian Wood is part of Rubber Soul^[9].
• Norwegian Wood's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Norwegian Wood was published on December 3, 1965^[11].
• Norwegian Wood's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon^[12].
• Norwegian Wood's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney^[13].
• Norwegian Wood's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norwegian Wood'}^[14].
• Norwegian Wood's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Bird Has Flown'}^[15].
• Norwegian Wood's different from is recorded as Norwegian Wood^[16].
• Norwegian Wood's form of creative work is recorded as song^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[18]

• Genre(s): easy listening, pop, pop rock, rock, rock and roll^[19]

• Community tags: beat, easy listening, pop, pop rock, rock, rock and roll^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: c82bf853-2c8c-3357-94f1-5b4086b43174^[21]

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Authorship and Creation

Norwegian Wood was performed by The Beatles^[8]. It was produced by George Martin^[7].

Publication

Norwegian Wood was released on December 3, 1965^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is pop music^[6]. It is part of Rubber Soul^[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Norwegian Wood include it^[22], a literary work^[23], founded in 1987^[24], written by Haruki Murakami^[25].

Why It Matters

Norwegian Wood ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,785 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for it include it^[22], a literary work^[23], founded in 1987^[24], written by Haruki Murakami^[25].