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Yesterday

song written by Lennon-McCartney
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Yesterday

Summary

Yesterday is a musical work/composition[1]. Yesterday ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,771 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yesterday received the Ivor Novello Awards[3].
  • Yesterday's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Yesterday's composer is recorded as John Lennon[5].
  • Yesterday's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[6].
  • Yesterday was published by Northern Songs[7].
  • Yesterday's genre is popular music[8].
  • Yesterday was produced by George Martin[9].
  • Among the performers on Yesterday was The Beatles[10].
  • Yesterday was performed by Marianne Faithfull[11].
  • Among the performers on Yesterday was Jackie Edwards[12].
  • Yesterday was performed by Matia Bazar[13].
  • Yesterday is part of Help![14].
  • Yesterday's Commons category is recorded as Yesterday (Beatles song)[15].
  • Yesterday's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Yesterday's archives at is recorded as British Library[17].
  • Yesterday was released on August 16, 1965[18].
  • Yesterday's lyricist is recorded as John Lennon[19].
  • Yesterday's lyricist is recorded as Paul McCartney[20].
  • Yesterday's tonality is recorded as F major[21].
  • Yesterday's main subject is regret[22].
  • Yesterday's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Song of the Year[23].
  • Yesterday's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yesterday'}[24].
  • Yesterday's different from is recorded as Yesterday[25].
  • Yesterday's form of creative work is recorded as song[26].
  • Yesterday's form of creative work is recorded as ballad[27].

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[28]

  • Genre(s): pop[29]

  • Community tags: pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0c80db24-389e-3620-8e0b-84dc2b7c009a[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Yesterday was published by Northern Songs[7]. Performers include The Beatles[10], Marianne Faithfull[11], Jackie Edwards[12], and Matia Bazar[13]. Yesterday was produced by George Martin[9].

Publication

Yesterday was published on August 16, 1965[18]. Yesterday's language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Yesterday's genre is popular music[8]. Yesterday is part of Help![14].

Subject and Themes

Yesterday's main subject is regret[22].

Reception

Yesterday received the Ivor Novello Awards[3].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Yesterday include Yesterday[32], a film[33], directed by Danny Boyle[34].

Why It Matters

Yesterday ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,771 views/month).[2] Yesterday has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Yesterday is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Yesterday include Yesterday[32], a film[33], directed by Danny Boyle[34].

FAQs

What awards did Yesterday receive?

Honors received include Ivor Novello Awards[3].

Related Entities

George Martin Help! John Lennon Marianne Faithfull Paul McCartney The Beatles

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . ivorsacademy.com. ivorsacademy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . searcharchives.bl.uk. Retrieved . searcharchives.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Yesterday. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/yesterday
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_yesterday_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Yesterday}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/yesterday}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Beatles, Marianne Faithfull, Jackie Edwards +1
    Form of creative work → song, ballad
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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