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Over the Rainbow

song by Harold Arlen with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg; originally recorded by Judy Garland in 1939
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Over the Rainbow
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Summary

Over the Rainbow is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,685 views/month, #72 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Harold Arlen[3]
  • Genre: jazz[4], ballad[5]
  • Performer: Judy Garland[6], Frank Sinatra[7], Nikka Costa[8], Chuck Brown[9], Elisabeth Andreassen[10], Israel Kamakawiwoʻole[11], Connie Talbot[12], Susan Boyle[13], Kenny G[14]
  • Commons category: Over the Rainbow[15]
  • Language of work or name: English[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Publication date: 1939[18]
  • Lyricist: Yip Harburg[19]
  • Tonality: A-flat major[20]
  • Title: Over the Rainbow[21]
  • Has characteristic: film song[22]
  • Different from: Over the Rainbow[23]
  • Duration: 168 seconds[24]
  • Form of creative work: song[25]

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.

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  • Release type: Song[26]

  • Genre(s): ballad, bebop, contemporary jazz, funk, jazz, jazz-funk, pop, soul[27]

  • Community tags: ballad, bebop, contemporary jazz, funk, jazz, jazz-funk, pop, soul, vocal[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8217125-b460-3902-8903-82979e3785ee[29]

Why It Matters

Over the Rainbow has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Elisabeth Andreassen Frank Sinatra Harold Arlen Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Judy Garland Kenny G Susan Boyle United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Moebeus · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Judy Garland Over the Rainbow 2.jpg
    Related image → Judy Garland Over the Rainbow 2.jpg
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Image to Related image"
  2. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Nikka Costa +6
    Form of creative work → song
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0701599496, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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