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Ain't No Sunshine

original song written, composed, and performed by Bill Withers
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Summary

Ain't No Sunshine is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,196 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Bill Withers[3]
  • Performer: Bill Withers[4], Michael Jackson[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Publication date: 1971[7]
  • Lyricist: Bill Withers[8]
  • Title: Ain't No Sunshine[9]
  • Form of creative work: song[10]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[11]

  • Genre(s): blues, funk, jazz, pop, rock, soul[12]

  • Community tags: blues, funk, jazz, pop, rock, soul[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2e9136a2-90a9-3144-b4c1-8aba75b8e459[14]

Why It Matters

Ain't No Sunshine has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Bill Withers

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ain't No Sunshine. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ain-t-no-sunshine
MLA “Ain't No Sunshine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ain-t-no-sunshine.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ain-t-no-sunshine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ain't No Sunshine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ain-t-no-sunshine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bill Withers, Michael Jackson
    Form of creative work → song
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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