Baby, It's Cold Outside

original song written and composed by Frank Loesser
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2642334
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Summary

Baby, It's Cold Outside is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,256 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Frank Loesser[3]
  • Genre: pop music[4]
  • Performer: Rod Stewart[5], Jessica Simpson[6], Lotta Engberg[7], CeeLo Green[8], Idina Menzel[9], Michael Bublé[10], Zach Braff[11], Donald Faison[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Publication date: 1944[14]
  • Lyricist: Frank Loesser[15]
  • Significant event: 22nd Academy Awards[16]
  • Title: Baby, It's Cold Outside[17]
  • Has characteristic: Christmas-themed song[18], film song[19]
  • Different from: Baby, It's Cold Outside[20]
  • Derivative work: Det är så kallt i kväll[21]
  • Form of creative work: duet[22], song[23]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Baby, It's Cold Outside include Bobby, It's Cold Outside[24], an animated series episode[25], directed by Steven Dean Moore[26].

Why It Matters

Baby, It's Cold Outside has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include Bobby, It's Cold Outside[24], an animated series episode[25], directed by Steven Dean Moore[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . hollywoodreporter.com. hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . hollywoodreporter.com. hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ckb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'ru',
    Wikisimpsons article id → 190101
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 190101, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296169367|Baby, It's Cold Outside (#296169367)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wiki"
  2. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Rod Stewart, Jessica Simpson, Lotta Engberg +5
    Form of creative work → duet, song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0700099906, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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