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The Ballad of the Green Berets

song written and composed by Robin Moore and Barry Sadler, originally recorded by Barry Sadler in 1965 and released in 1966
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The Ballad of the Green Berets

Summary

The Ballad of the Green Berets is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's composer is recorded as Robin Moore[4].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's composer is recorded as Barry Sadler[5].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's genre is country music[6].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets was performed by Barry Sadler[7].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets was performed by Dolly Parton[8].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets was published on January 1966[10].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's lyricist is recorded as Robin Moore[11].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's lyricist is recorded as Barry Sadler[12].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ballad of the Green Berets'}[13].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets's derivative work is recorded as Balladen om den blå baskern[14].
  • The Ballad of the Green Berets'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: dee69cb5-29a7-45da-9162-fcefb035f944[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Barry Sadler[7] and Dolly Parton[8].

Publication

The Ballad of the Green Berets was published on January 1966[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is country music[6].

Why It Matters

The Ballad of the Green Berets ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Dolly Parton

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Barry Sadler, Dolly Parton
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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