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When We Were Young

original song written and composed by Adele and Tobias Jesso, Jr.
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When We Were Young

Summary

When We Were Young is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When We Were Young's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • When We Were Young's composer is recorded as Adele[4].
  • When We Were Young's composer is recorded as Tobias Jesso Jr.[5].
  • When We Were Young's genre is soul[6].
  • When We Were Young was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid[7].
  • Among the performers on When We Were Young was Adele[8].
  • When We Were Young's record label is recorded as XL Recordings[9].
  • When We Were Young is part of 25[10].
  • When We Were Young's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • When We Were Young was distributed by digital distribution[12].
  • When We Were Young was published on 2015[13].
  • When We Were Young's lyricist is recorded as Adele[14].
  • When We Were Young's lyricist is recorded as Tobias Jesso Jr.[15].
  • When We Were Young's tonality is recorded as C minor[16].
  • When We Were Young's tonality is recorded as E-flat major[17].
  • When We Were Young's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When We Were Young'}[18].
  • When We Were Young's different from is recorded as When We Were Young[19].
  • When We Were Young's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e2a1bc95-c818-42ab-8119-94238b8a4cce[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

When We Were Young was performed by Adele[8]. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid[7].

Publication

When We Were Young was released on 2015[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is soul[6]. It is part of 25[10]. It was distributed by digital distribution[12].

Why It Matters

When We Were Young ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (379 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Adele XL Recordings

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Record label → XL Recordings
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Producer → Ariel Rechtshaid
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9180715702, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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