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Wasn't Born to Follow

1968 song by The Byrds
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Wasn't Born to Follow

Summary

Wasn't Born to Follow is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wasn't Born to Follow's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow's composer is recorded as Carole King[4].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow's genre is country rock[5].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow was followed by Ballad of Easy Rider[6].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow was produced by Lou Adler[7].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow was performed by The Byrds[8].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow is part of The Notorious Byrd Brothers[9].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow was released on 1967[10].
  • Wasn't Born to Follow's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • Genre(s): pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[13]

  • Community tags: pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 222bcc2f-4ee8-4315-b366-85db2019e1d4[15]

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Authorship and Creation

Wasn't Born to Follow was performed by The Byrds[8]. It was produced by Lou Adler[7].

Publication

Wasn't Born to Follow was published on 1967[10]. Its genre is country rock[5]. It is part of The Notorious Byrd Brothers[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wasn't Born to Follow was followed by Ballad of Easy Rider[6].

Why It Matters

Wasn't Born to Follow ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Carole King

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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