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1999

song written and composed by Prince, originally recorded by Prince and released in 1982
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1999

Summary

1999 is a musical work/composition[1]. 1999 ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (947 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1999's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • 1999's composer is recorded as Prince[4].
  • 1999's genre is funk[5].
  • 1999 was performed by Prince[6].
  • 1999's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • 1999 was released on 1982[8].
  • 1999's lyricist is recorded as Prince[9].
  • 1999's main subject is Cold War[10].
  • 1999's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1999'}[11].
  • 1999's different from is recorded as 1999[12].
  • 1999's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • Genre(s): dance, funk, pop, soul[15]

  • Community tags: dance, funk, pop, soul[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 15fe7352-dfea-3452-90a4-1412c93386e2[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

1999 was performed by Prince[6].

Publication

1999 was published on 1982[8]. 1999's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. 1999's genre is funk[5].

Subject and Themes

1999's main subject is Cold War[10].

Why It Matters

1999 ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (947 views/month).[2] 1999 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Prince

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1999. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1999-q208837
MLA “1999.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/1999-q208837.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_1999-q208837_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{1999}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/1999-q208837}, 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 → Prince
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0701546806, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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