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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

original song written and composed by Michael Jackson, originally recorded by Michael Jackson and released in 1982
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q637873
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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Summary

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is a musical work/composition[1]. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ranks in the top 0.21% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,544 views/month, #40 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s composer is recorded as Q2831[4].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s genre is pop music[5].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was performed by Q2831[6].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is part of Thriller[7].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was published on 1982[9].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s lyricist is recorded as Q2831[10].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best R&B Song[11].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"}[12].
  • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''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]

  • Community tags: covered by glee[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: afec4a5d-5ac6-309a-be7c-ee4f919730c3[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was Q2831[6].

Publication

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' was published on 1982[9]. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is pop music[5]. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is part of Thriller[7].

Why It Matters

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ranks in the top 0.21% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,544 views/month, #40 of 19,375).[2] Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Thriller

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: 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.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Q2831
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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