Roll Over Beethoven

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry; originally recorded by Chuck Berry and released in 1956
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1437885
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Roll Over Beethoven

Summary

Roll Over Beethoven is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roll Over Beethoven's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's composer is recorded as Chuck Berry[4].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's genre is rock music[5].
  • Among the performers on Roll Over Beethoven was Chuck Berry & His Combo[6].
  • Roll Over Beethoven was performed by The Beatles[7].
  • Roll Over Beethoven was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[8].
  • Roll Over Beethoven was performed by Janne Persson[9].
  • Roll Over Beethoven is part of Berry Is on Top[10].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Roll Over Beethoven was released on 1956[12].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's lyricist is recorded as Chuck Berry[13].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roll Over Beethoven'}[14].
  • Roll Over Beethoven's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d55b4e1-36f5-3cec-b702-59d1b534611e[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Chuck Berry & His Combo[6], The Beatles[7], Electric Light Orchestra[8], and Janne Persson[9].

Publication

Roll Over Beethoven was released on 1956[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of Berry Is on Top[10].

Why It Matters

Roll Over Beethoven ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Chuck Berry & His Combo, The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra +1
    Form of creative work song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9037225460, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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