If I Needed Someone

original song written and composed by George Harrison
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2269445
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If I Needed Someone

Summary

If I Needed Someone is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If I Needed Someone's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • If I Needed Someone's composer is recorded as George Harrison[4].
  • If I Needed Someone's genre is folk rock[5].
  • Among the performers on If I Needed Someone was The Beatles[6].
  • If I Needed Someone was performed by The Hollies[7].
  • Among the performers on If I Needed Someone was Stained Glass[8].
  • If I Needed Someone was performed by The Kingsmen[9].
  • Among the performers on If I Needed Someone was Roger McGuinn[10].
  • If I Needed Someone is part of Rubber Soul[11].
  • If I Needed Someone's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • If I Needed Someone was released on December 3, 1965[13].
  • If I Needed Someone's lyricist is recorded as George Harrison[14].
  • If I Needed Someone's dedicated to is recorded as Pattie Boyd[15].
  • She Don't Care About Time inspired If I Needed Someone[16].
  • The Bells of Rhymney inspired If I Needed Someone[17].
  • If I Needed Someone's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If I Needed Someone'}[18].
  • If I Needed Someone's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Beatles[6], The Hollies[7], Stained Glass[8], The Kingsmen[9], and Roger McGuinn[10].

Publication

If I Needed Someone was published on December 3, 1965[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is folk rock[5]. It is part of Rubber Soul[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by She Don't Care About Time[16], a music track with vocals[20] and The Bells of Rhymney[17], a music track with vocals[21].

Why It Matters

If I Needed Someone ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . 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. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). If I Needed Someone. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/if-i-needed-someone
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_if-i-needed-someone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{If I Needed Someone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/if-i-needed-someone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Inspired by She Don't Care About Time, The Bells of Rhymney
    Performer The Beatles, The Hollies, Stained Glass +2
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101588479, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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