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Puff, the Magic Dragon

1963 single by Peter, Paul and Mary
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Summary

Puff, the Magic Dragon is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,774 views/month, #100 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's genre is traditional folk music[4].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon followed If I Had a Hammer[5].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon was produced by Albert Grossman[6].
  • Among the performers on Puff, the Magic Dragon was Peter, Paul and Mary[7].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[8].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's Commons category is recorded as Puff, the Magic Dragon[9].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon was released on January 1963[11].
  • The Tale of Custard the Dragon inspired Puff, the Magic Dragon[12].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's described at URL is recorded as https://www.laweekly.com/the-man-who-wrote-puff-the-magic-dragon-swears-its-not-about-drugs/[13].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's title is recorded as Puff, the Magic Dragon[14].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's first line is recorded as Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea[15].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's first line is recorded as Puff, era un drac màgic, que vivia al fons del mar[16].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's last line is recorded as And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.[17].
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Moving[18].

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: Single[19]

  • First release date: 1963-02[20]

  • Genre(s): folk rock, rock[21]

  • Community tags: folk rock, rock[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 96dc3087-fb61-45ff-a117-5a2aa6582a1b[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Puff, the Magic Dragon was Peter, Paul and Mary[7]. It was produced by Albert Grossman[6].

Publication

Puff, the Magic Dragon was published on January 1963[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is traditional folk music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Tale of Custard the Dragon inspired Puff, the Magic Dragon[12]. It followed If I Had a Hammer[5].

Why It Matters

Puff, the Magic Dragon ranks in the top 0.43% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,774 views/month, #100 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Peter, Paul and Mary Warner Music Group

References

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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.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Back ache · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.laweekly.com/the-man-who-wrote-puff-the-magic-dr
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://www.laweekly.com/the-man-who-wrote-puff-the-magic-dragon-swears-its-not-about-drugs/"
  2. 22d ago · Back ache · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Follows → —
    Publication date → +1963-01-00T00:00:00Z
    Record label → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Inspired by: The Tale of Custard the Dragon"
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