This Boy

Summary

This Boy is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• This Boy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• This Boy's composer is recorded as John Lennon^[4].
• This Boy's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney^[5].
• Among the performers on This Boy was The Beatles^[6].
• Among the performers on This Boy was George Martin and His Orchestra^[7].
• This Boy's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• This Boy was published on 1963^[9].
• This Boy's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon^[10].
• This Boy's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney^[11].
• This Boy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Boy'}^[12].
• This Boy's has characteristic is recorded as sentimental ballad^[13].
• This Boy'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]

• Genre(s): easy listening, pop^[16]

• Community tags: easy listening, pop^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: b839598d-48bb-3636-9012-b095b0fed1a6^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Beatles^[6] and George Martin and His Orchestra^[7].

Publication

This Boy was published on 1963^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].

Why It Matters

This Boy ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]