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When the Ship Comes In

original song written and composed by Bob Dylan, originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1963 and released in 1964
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When the Ship Comes In

Summary

When the Ship Comes In is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When the Ship Comes In's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • When the Ship Comes In's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan[4].
  • When the Ship Comes In's genre is contemporary folk music[5].
  • When the Ship Comes In was performed by Bob Dylan[6].
  • When the Ship Comes In is part of The Times They Are a-Changin'[7].
  • When the Ship Comes In's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • When the Ship Comes In was released on 1963[9].
  • When the Ship Comes In's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan[10].
  • When the Ship Comes In's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When the Ship Comes In'}[11].
  • When the Ship Comes In's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e393936f-b863-466a-9c84-50a51d995268[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

When the Ship Comes In was performed by Bob Dylan[6].

Publication

When the Ship Comes In was published on 1963[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is contemporary folk music[5]. It is part of The Times They Are a-Changin'[7].

Why It Matters

When the Ship Comes In ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Bob Dylan

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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). When the Ship Comes In. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/when-the-ship-comes-in
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bob Dylan
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702501685, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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