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The Nearness of You

original song written and composed by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Ned Washington (words)
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The Nearness of You

Summary

The Nearness of You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Nearness of You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Nearness of You's composer is recorded as Hoagy Carmichael[4].
  • The Nearness of You's genre is jazz[5].
  • The Nearness of You was performed by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra[6].
  • The Nearness of You was performed by Barbra Streisand[7].
  • Among the performers on The Nearness of You was Chick Bullock[8].
  • Among the performers on The Nearness of You was Rod Stewart[9].
  • Among the performers on The Nearness of You was Seal[10].
  • The Nearness of You's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Nearness of You was published on 1937[12].
  • The Nearness of You's lyricist is recorded as Ned Washington[13].
  • The Nearness of You's tonality is recorded as F major[14].
  • The Nearness of You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Nearness of You'}[15].
  • The Nearness of You's different from is recorded as The Nearness of You[16].
  • The Nearness of You'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): bebop, jazz, pop[19]

  • Community tags: appears in star trek, bebop, jazz, pop[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7d58c995-4c13-3e6f-a57d-6a617688d4e1[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Glenn Miller & His Orchestra[6], Barbra Streisand[7], Chick Bullock[8], Rod Stewart[9], and Seal[10].

Publication

The Nearness of You was released on 1937[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is jazz[5].

Why It Matters

The Nearness of You ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Barbra Streisand Rod Stewart Seal

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SecondHandSongs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Fandom. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Barbra Streisand, Chick Bullock +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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