Times They Are a-Changin'

original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2006225
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Times They Are a-Changin'

Summary

Times They Are a-Changin' is a musical work/composition[1]. Times They Are a-Changin' ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Times They Are a-Changin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''s composer is recorded as Bob Dylan[4].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''s genre is folk music[5].
  • Among the performers on Times They Are a-Changin' was Bob Dylan[6].
  • Among the performers on Times They Are a-Changin' was Simon & Garfunkel[7].
  • Times They Are a-Changin' is part of The Times They Are a-Changin'[8].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Times They Are a-Changin' was released on 1963[10].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''s lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan[11].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Times They Are a-Changin'"}[12].
  • Times They Are a-Changin''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: 59f4520e-95e1-3f77-ab62-ff9f21285bec[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bob Dylan[6] and Simon & Garfunkel[7].

Publication

Times They Are a-Changin' was published on 1963[10]. Times They Are a-Changin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is folk music[5]. Times They Are a-Changin' is part of The Times They Are a-Changin'[8].

Why It Matters

Times They Are a-Changin' ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,152 views/month).[2] Times They Are a-Changin' has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Times They Are a-Changin' is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . 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.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Mohammad hajeer · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel
    Form of creative work song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702501425, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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