This Boy

original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2075600
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This Boy

Summary

This Boy is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • This Boy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • This Boy's composer is recorded as John Lennon[4].
  • This Boy's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[5].
  • Among the performers on This Boy was The Beatles[6].
  • Among the performers on This Boy was George Martin and His Orchestra[7].
  • This Boy's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • This Boy was published on 1963[9].
  • This Boy's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[10].
  • This Boy's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[11].
  • This Boy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Boy'}[12].
  • This Boy's has characteristic is recorded as sentimental ballad[13].
  • This Boy's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Beatles[6] and George Martin and His Orchestra[7].

Publication

This Boy was published on 1963[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Why It Matters

This Boy ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). This Boy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/this-boy
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_this-boy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{This Boy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/this-boy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 20d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer The Beatles, George Martin and His Orchestra
    Form of creative work song
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