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Why?

original song written, composed, and performed by Bronski Beat
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Why?

Summary

Why? is a musical work/composition[1]. Why? ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why?'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Why?'s composer is recorded as Jimmy Somerville[4].
  • Why?'s composer is recorded as Steve Bronski[5].
  • Why?'s composer is recorded as Larry Steinbachek[6].
  • Why? was performed by Bronski Beat[7].
  • Why?'s language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Why? was released on 1984[9].
  • Why?'s lyricist is recorded as Jimmy Somerville[10].
  • Why?'s lyricist is recorded as Steve Bronski[11].
  • Why?'s lyricist is recorded as Larry Steinbachek[12].
  • Why?'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why?'}[13].
  • Why?'s different from is recorded as Why[14].
  • Why?'s form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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Authorship and Creation

Why? was performed by Bronski Beat[7].

Publication

Why? was published on 1984[9]. Why?'s language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Why It Matters

Why? ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2] Why? has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bronski Beat
    Form of creative work → song
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0114042522, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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