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The Fool on the Hill

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
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The Fool on the Hill

Summary

The Fool on the Hill is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (987 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fool on the Hill's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Fool on the Hill's composer is recorded as John Lennon[4].
  • The Fool on the Hill's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[5].
  • The Fool on the Hill's genre is pop music[6].
  • Among the performers on The Fool on the Hill was The Beatles[7].
  • The Fool on the Hill was performed by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66[8].
  • The Fool on the Hill is part of Magical Mystery Tour[9].
  • The Fool on the Hill's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Fool on the Hill's archives at is recorded as British Library[11].
  • The Fool on the Hill was released on 1967[12].
  • The Fool on the Hill's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[13].
  • The Fool on the Hill's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[14].
  • The Fool on the Hill's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fool on the Hill'}[15].
  • The Fool on the Hill's different from is recorded as Fool on the Hill[16].
  • The Fool on the Hill's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • Genre(s): bossa nova, latin, mpb, pop rock, rock[19]

  • Community tags: acoustic, bossa nova, latin, mpb, pop rock, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e22c635-445d-3c22-803c-f1707bc9536e[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Beatles[7] and Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66[8].

Publication

The Fool on the Hill was released on 1967[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop music[6]. It is part of Magical Mystery Tour[9].

Why It Matters

The Fool on the Hill ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (987 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

John Lennon Magical Mystery Tour Paul McCartney The Beatles

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . searcharchives.bl.uk. Retrieved . searcharchives.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Beatles, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0104334555, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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