Home › Entities › musical_work_composition › Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

original song written and composed by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas; first recorded by Dolly Parton in 1989
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7997692
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

Summary

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's composer is recorded as Bob Carlisle[4].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's composer is recorded as Randy Thomas[5].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's genre is country music[6].
  • Among the performers on Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That was Dolly Parton[7].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That was performed by Jill Johnson[8].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That was performed by Jill Johnson[9].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That was published on May 6, 1989[11].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's lyricist is recorded as Bob Carlisle[12].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's lyricist is recorded as Randy Thomas[13].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's title is recorded as Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That[14].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's derivative work is recorded as A Cappella Medley[15].
  • Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b8091561-e82f-4735-9e19-e9dacc449efa[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Dolly Parton[7] and Jill Johnson[8].

Publication

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That was published on May 6, 1989[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is country music[6].

Why It Matters

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that
MLA “Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That — https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/why-d-you-come-in-here-lookin-like-that · Last refreshed: