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Wonderful World

original song written and composed by Barbara Campbell (Lou Adler, Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke); first recorded by Sam Cooke
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q677927
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Wonderful World

Summary

Wonderful World is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wonderful World's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Wonderful World's composer is recorded as Lou Adler[4].
  • Wonderful World's composer is recorded as Herb Alpert[5].
  • Wonderful World's composer is recorded as Sam Cooke[6].
  • Wonderful World's genre is popular music[7].
  • Among the performers on Wonderful World was Sam Cooke[8].
  • Among the performers on Wonderful World was The Supremes[9].
  • Among the performers on Wonderful World was Bryan Ferry[10].
  • Wonderful World was performed by Herman's Hermits[11].
  • Among the performers on Wonderful World was Art Garfunkel[12].
  • Wonderful World's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Wonderful World was released on 1960[14].
  • Wonderful World's lyricist is recorded as Sam Cooke[15].
  • Wonderful World's lyricist is recorded as Herb Alpert[16].
  • Wonderful World's lyricist is recorded as Lou Adler[17].
  • Wonderful World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wonderful World'}[18].
  • Wonderful World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'What a Wonderful World'}[19].
  • Wonderful World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '(What a) Wonderful World'}[20].
  • Wonderful World's different from is recorded as Wonderful World[21].
  • Wonderful World's different from is recorded as What a Wonderful World[22].
  • Wonderful World's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

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[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7215f333-bd0a-3e4d-b6a2-977846b1af35[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Sam Cooke[8], The Supremes[9], Bryan Ferry[10], Herman's Hermits[11], and Art Garfunkel[12].

Publication

Wonderful World was released on 1960[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is popular music[7].

Why It Matters

Wonderful World ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (759 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Art Garfunkel Bryan Ferry Herb Alpert Sam Cooke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . BMI Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Sam Cooke, The Supremes, Bryan Ferry +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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