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Walking on Sunshine

song written and composed by Kimberley Rew, originally recorded by Katrina and the Waves and released in 1983
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Walking on Sunshine

Summary

Walking on Sunshine is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,736 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walking on Sunshine's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Walking on Sunshine's composer is recorded as Kimberley Rew[4].
  • Walking on Sunshine's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on Walking on Sunshine was Katrina and the Waves[6].
  • Walking on Sunshine was performed by Dolly Parton[7].
  • Walking on Sunshine's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Walking on Sunshine's lyricist is recorded as Kimberley Rew[9].
  • Walking on Sunshine's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walking on Sunshine'}[10].
  • Walking on Sunshine's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Katrina and the Waves[6] and Dolly Parton[7].

Publication

Walking on Sunshine's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Walking on Sunshine ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,736 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

Dolly Parton

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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Walking on Sunshine. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/walking-on-sunshine
MLA “Walking on Sunshine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/walking-on-sunshine.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_walking-on-sunshine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Walking on Sunshine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/walking-on-sunshine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Aliases → —
    Performer → Katrina and the Waves, Dolly Parton
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0113457150, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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