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The Real Thing

song written by Johnny Young, first recorded by Russell Morris
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1319682
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The Real Thing

Summary

The Real Thing is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Real Thing's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Real Thing's genre is psychedelic rock[4].
  • The Real Thing followed Too Far[5].
  • The Real Thing was followed by Part Three into Paper Walls[6].
  • The Real Thing was produced by Molly Meldrum[7].
  • Among the performers on The Real Thing was Russell Morris[8].
  • The Real Thing's record label is recorded as EMI[9].
  • The Real Thing's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Real Thing was published on March 1969[11].
  • The Real Thing's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[12].
  • The Real Thing's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2db1a1f3-bb39-46e3-859c-35a1f8bae08c[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Real Thing was performed by Russell Morris[8]. It was produced by Molly Meldrum[7].

Publication

The Real Thing was released on March 1969[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is psychedelic rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Real Thing followed Too Far[5]. It was followed by Part Three into Paper Walls[6].

Why It Matters

The Real Thing ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-real-thing-q1319682_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Real Thing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-real-thing-q1319682}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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