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Scatman

original song co-written and performed by Scatman John
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Scatman

Summary

Scatman is a musical work/composition[1]. Scatman ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scatman's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Scatman's composer is recorded as Tony Catania[4].
  • Scatman's composer is recorded as Scatman John[5].
  • Among the performers on Scatman was Scatman John[6].
  • Scatman was performed by Scatman John[7].
  • Scatman's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Scatman was published on 1994[9].
  • Scatman's lyricist is recorded as Tony Catania[10].
  • Scatman's lyricist is recorded as Scatman John[11].
  • Scatman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scatman'}[12].
  • Scatman's different from is recorded as Scatman[13].
  • Scatman's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • Community tags: meme[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e8c1bd4c-1d22-3686-8eef-eb7f41f6bc0a[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Scatman John[6].

Publication

Scatman was released on 1994[9]. Scatman's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Why It Matters

Scatman ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).[2] Scatman has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Scatman is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Scatman John

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Scatman. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scatman
MLA “Scatman.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/scatman.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scatman_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Scatman}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scatman}, 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 → Scatman John, Scatman John
    Form of creative work → song
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T8013131391, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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