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I Started a Joke

original song written, composed, and performed by The Bee Gees
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I Started a Joke

Summary

I Started a Joke is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Started a Joke's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Started a Joke's composer is recorded as Barry Gibb[4].
  • I Started a Joke's composer is recorded as Maurice Gibb[5].
  • I Started a Joke's composer is recorded as Robin Gibb[6].
  • I Started a Joke's genre is pop music[7].
  • Among the performers on I Started a Joke was Bee Gees[8].
  • I Started a Joke was performed by Lulu[9].
  • I Started a Joke's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • I Started a Joke was published on 1968[11].
  • I Started a Joke's lyricist is recorded as Barry Gibb[12].
  • I Started a Joke's lyricist is recorded as Maurice Gibb[13].
  • I Started a Joke's lyricist is recorded as Robin Gibb[14].
  • I Started a Joke's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Started a Joke'}[15].
  • I Started a Joke's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • Genre(s): britpop, pop, pop rock, rock[18]

  • Community tags: britpop, pop, pop rock, rock[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e60e752f-7ba3-3fd8-9d7b-b289acbae6a2[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bee Gees[8] and Lulu[9].

Publication

I Started a Joke was released on 1968[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop music[7].

Why It Matters

I Started a Joke ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Barry Gibb Lulu Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I Started a Joke. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-started-a-joke
MLA “I Started a Joke.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-started-a-joke.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-started-a-joke_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Started a Joke}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-started-a-joke}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bee Gees, Lulu
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9012895691, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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