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The Wizard

original song written, composed, and performed by Black Sabbath
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The Wizard

Summary

The Wizard is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wizard's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Wizard's composer is recorded as Q133151[4].
  • The Wizard's composer is recorded as Tony Iommi[5].
  • The Wizard's composer is recorded as Geezer Butler[6].
  • The Wizard's composer is recorded as Bill Ward[7].
  • The Wizard's genre is heavy metal music[8].
  • Among the performers on The Wizard was Black Sabbath[9].
  • The Wizard is part of Black Sabbath[10].
  • The Wizard's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Wizard was published on 1969[12].
  • The Wizard's lyricist is recorded as Q133151[13].
  • The Wizard's lyricist is recorded as Tony Iommi[14].
  • The Wizard's lyricist is recorded as Geezer Butler[15].
  • The Wizard's lyricist is recorded as Bill Ward[16].
  • The Wizard's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Wizard'}[17].
  • The Wizard's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f1f31cef-aa68-3b8a-900d-004a599b21a5[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wizard was performed by Black Sabbath[9].

Publication

The Wizard was published on 1969[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[8]. It is part of Black Sabbath[10].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Wizard include Electric Wizard[21], a musical group[22], founded in 1993[23].

Why It Matters

The Wizard ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Entities named for it include Electric Wizard[21], a musical group[22], founded in 1993[23].

Related Entities

Bill Ward Black Sabbath Geezer Butler Tony Iommi

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Wizard. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-wizard-q4920419
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-wizard-q4920419_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Wizard}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-wizard-q4920419}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Black Sabbath
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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