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The Loco-Motion

original song written and composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
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The Loco-Motion

Summary

The Loco-Motion is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Loco-Motion's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Loco-Motion's composer is recorded as Carole King[4].
  • The Loco-Motion's genre is pop music[5].
  • Among the performers on The Loco-Motion was Little Eva[6].
  • The Loco-Motion's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Loco-Motion was published on June 1962[8].
  • The Loco-Motion's lyricist is recorded as Gerry Goffin[9].
  • The Loco-Motion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Loco-Motion'}[10].
  • The Loco-Motion's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • Genre(s): pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[13]

  • Community tags: dance song, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a675e216-0440-32c0-9b27-1353bfdfe79e[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Loco-Motion was Little Eva[6].

Publication

The Loco-Motion was published on June 1962[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is pop music[5].

Why It Matters

The Loco-Motion ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,479 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Carole King

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Loco-Motion. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-loco-motion
MLA “The Loco-Motion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-loco-motion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-loco-motion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Loco-Motion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-loco-motion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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 → Little Eva
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0710007810, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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