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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles and released in 1968
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Summary

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,502 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: John Lennon[3], Paul McCartney[4]
  • Genre: pop music[5]
  • Performer: The Beatles[6], The Marmalade[7], James Last[8], Ingmar Nordströms[9], Scotts[10]
  • Record label: EMI[11]
  • Part of: The Beatles[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Recorded at studio or venue: Abbey Road Studios[14]
  • Publication date: 1968[15]
  • Lyricist: John Lennon[16], Paul McCartney[17]
  • Title: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da[18]
  • Form of creative work: song[19]
  • Recording date: July 3, 1968[20]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): pop rock, rock, rock and roll[22]

  • Community tags: beat, pop rock, rock, rock and roll[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b0070295-38f3-3f6d-b3dc-499915151837[24]

Why It Matters

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

EMI James Last John Lennon Paul McCartney The Beatles The Beatles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · IanTEB · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → BeatlesObLaDiObLaDaJulia.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: BeatlesObLaDiObLaDaJulia.png"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Beatles, The Marmalade, James Last +2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Iswc: T0104334497, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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