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William, It Was Really Nothing

original song written and composed by Johnny Marr and Morrissey; first recorded by The Smiths
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4019912

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Performer
The Smiths[5]
Genre
popular music[4]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
1984[8]
Part of
Hatful of Hollow[6]
Composer
Johnny Marr, Morrissey[2][3]
Form of creative work
song[12]
Lyricist
Morrissey, Johnny Marr[9][10]
Title
William It Was Really Nothing[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en William It Was Really Nothing en William, It Was Really Nothing es William It Was Really Nothing
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0d8dkl
ISWC
T0719329335
MusicBrainz work ID
d99db4ba-79c0-31f7-b3a9-6ff3f063b574
SecondHandSongs work ID
51563

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🔗 Connections
Composer 2
Morrissey, Johnny Marr
Lyricist 2
Morrissey, Johnny Marr
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Johnny Marr, Johnny Marr
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Morrissey, Morrissey
Form of creative work 1
song
Genre 1
popular music
Language of work or name 1
English
Part of 1
Hatful of Hollow
Performer 1
The Smiths
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Summary

William, It Was Really Nothing is a musical work/composition[1].

Related Entities

Johnny Marr Morrissey

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Smiths
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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