Oh, Pretty Woman

song written and composed by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees; originally recorded by Roy Orbison and released in 1964
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1472773
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Oh, Pretty Woman

Summary

Oh, Pretty Woman is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oh, Pretty Woman's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's instance of is recorded as 7″ single[4].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's instance of is recorded as single[5].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's composer is recorded as Bill Dees[6].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's composer is recorded as Roy Orbison[7].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's genre is rock music[8].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman followed It's Over[9].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman was produced by Fred Foster[10].
  • Among the performers on Oh, Pretty Woman was Roy Orbison[11].
  • Among the performers on Oh, Pretty Woman was Tonix[12].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's record label is recorded as Monument Records[13].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman was released on August 26, 1964[16].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's lyricist is recorded as Bill Dees[17].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's lyricist is recorded as Roy Orbison[18].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's lyricist is recorded as Javed Akhtar[19].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's tonality is recorded as A major[20].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oh, Pretty Woman'}[21].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's charted in is recorded as Nederlandse Top 40[22].
  • Oh, Pretty Woman's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

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[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 73a3f4b3-29c7-389a-a778-43cccd7be945[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Roy Orbison[11] and Tonix[12]. Oh, Pretty Woman was produced by Fred Foster[10].

Publication

Oh, Pretty Woman was released on August 26, 1964[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is rock music[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Oh, Pretty Woman followed It's Over[9].

Why It Matters

Oh, Pretty Woman ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,471 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . top40.nl. Retrieved . top40.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 23d ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of musical work/composition, 7″ single, single
    Composer Bill Dees, Roy Orbison
    Iswc T-901.349.006-7
    Lyricist Bill Dees, Roy Orbison, Javed Akhtar
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q105543609]], Moving to [[Q139832144]]"
  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Roy Orbison, Tonix
    Form of creative work song
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9013490067, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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