Over the Rainbow

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 (5,259 views/month, #72 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Over the Rainbow's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Over the Rainbow's composer is recorded as Harold Arlen^[4].
• Over the Rainbow's genre is jazz^[5].
• Over the Rainbow's genre is ballad^[6].
• Over the Rainbow was performed by Judy Garland^[7].
• Over the Rainbow was performed by Frank Sinatra^[8].
• Among the performers on Over the Rainbow was Nikka Costa^[9].
• Among the performers on Over the Rainbow was Chuck Brown^[10].
• Over the Rainbow was performed by Elisabeth Andreassen^[11].
• Among the performers on Over the Rainbow was Israel Kamakawiwoʻole^[12].
• Among the performers on Over the Rainbow was Connie Talbot^[13].
• Over the Rainbow was performed by Susan Boyle^[14].
• Over the Rainbow was performed by Kenny G^[15].
• Over the Rainbow's Commons category is recorded as Over the Rainbow^[16].
• Over the Rainbow's language of work or name is recorded as English^[17].
• Over the Rainbow's country of origin is recorded as United States^[18].
• Over the Rainbow was published on 1939^[19].
• Over the Rainbow's lyricist is recorded as Yip Harburg^[20].
• Over the Rainbow's tonality is recorded as A-flat major^[21].
• Over the Rainbow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Over the Rainbow'}^[22].
• Over the Rainbow's has characteristic is recorded as film song^[23].
• Over the Rainbow's different from is recorded as Over the Rainbow^[24].
• Over the Rainbow's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+168'}^[25].
• Over the Rainbow's form of creative work is recorded as song^[26].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[27]

• Genre(s): ballad, bebop, contemporary jazz, funk, jazz, jazz-funk, pop, soul^[28]

• Community tags: ballad, bebop, contemporary jazz, funk, jazz, jazz-funk, pop, soul, vocal^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: f8217125-b460-3902-8903-82979e3785ee^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Judy Garland^[7], Frank Sinatra^[8], Nikka Costa^[9], Chuck Brown^[10], Elisabeth Andreassen^[11], and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole^[12].

Publication

Over the Rainbow was released on 1939^[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[17]. Genres include jazz^[5] and ballad^[6].

Why It Matters

Over the Rainbow ranks in the top 0.37% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,259 views/month, #72 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]