Mr. Tambourine Man

original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1941299
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Summary

Mr. Tambourine Man is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,173 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Bob Dylan[3]
  • Genre: folk rock[4]
  • Performer: Bob Dylan[5], The Byrds[6]
  • Part of: Bringing It All Back Home[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Publication date: 1965[9]
  • Lyricist: Bob Dylan[10]
  • Title: Mr. Tambourine Man[11]
  • Form of creative work: song[12]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[13]

  • Community tags: ripped off[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 034767af-af7c-3143-b2e7-4e23d9aeb1af[15]

Why It Matters

Mr. Tambourine Man has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mr. Tambourine Man. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mr-tambourine-man
MLA “Mr. Tambourine Man.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mr-tambourine-man.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mr-tambourine-man_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mr. Tambourine Man}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mr-tambourine-man}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bob Dylan, The Byrds
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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