Otis

2011 single by Kanye West and Jay-Z
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Otis

Summary

Otis is a single[1]. Otis ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otis's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Otis's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Otis's composer is recorded as Kanye West[5].
  • Otis's genre is hip-hop[6].
  • Otis followed H•A•M[7].
  • Otis was followed by Lift Off[8].
  • Otis was produced by Kanye West[9].
  • Otis was performed by Jay-Z[10].
  • Among the performers on Otis was Kanye West[11].
  • Among the performers on Otis was Otis Redding[12].
  • Otis's record label is recorded as Roc-A-Fella Records[13].
  • Otis's record label is recorded as Roc Nation[14].
  • Otis's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings[15].
  • Otis is part of Watch the Throne[16].
  • Otis was distributed by music streaming[17].
  • Otis was distributed by music download[18].
  • Otis's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Otis was released on July 2011[20].
  • Otis was published on August 8, 2011[21].
  • Otis's lyricist is recorded as Jay-Z[22].
  • Otis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Otis'}[23].
  • Otis's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+178'}[24].

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[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 63098392-c65b-44b2-be2f-dd666b071353[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jay-Z[10], Kanye West[11], and Otis Redding[12]. Otis was produced by Kanye West[9].

Publication

Publication dates include July 2011[20] and August 8, 2011[21]. Otis's genre is hip-hop[6]. Otis is part of Watch the Throne[16]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[17] and music download[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Otis followed H•A•M[7]. Otis was followed by Lift Off[8].

Why It Matters

Otis ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).[2] Otis has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_otis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Otis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/otis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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