Oh, Boy!

Summary

Oh, Boy! is a musical work/composition^[1]. Oh, Boy! ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oh, Boy!'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Oh, Boy!'s composer is recorded as Sonny West^[4].
• Oh, Boy!'s composer is recorded as Norman Petty^[5].
• Oh, Boy!'s composer is recorded as Bill Tilghman^[6].
• Oh, Boy!'s genre is rock and roll^[7].
• Oh, Boy! was performed by The Crickets^[8].
• Oh, Boy!'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Oh, Boy! was published on 1957^[10].
• Oh, Boy!'s lyricist is recorded as Sonny West^[11].
• Oh, Boy!'s lyricist is recorded as Norman Petty^[12].
• Oh, Boy!'s lyricist is recorded as Bill Tilghman^[13].
• Oh, Boy!'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oh, Boy!'}^[14].
• Oh, Boy!'s different from is recorded as Oh Boy^[15].
• Oh, Boy!'s form of creative work is recorded as song^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[17]

• Genre(s): pop, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly^[18]

• Community tags: pop, rock, rock and roll, rockabilly^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2fdaf246-808c-302d-83de-15eb6f7ae457^[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Oh, Boy! was performed by The Crickets^[8].

Publication

Oh, Boy! was published on 1957^[10]. Oh, Boy!'s language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is rock and roll^[7].

Why It Matters

Oh, Boy! ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).^[2] Oh, Boy! has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Oh, Boy! is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]