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2 Minutes to Midnight

1984 single by Iron Maiden
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2 Minutes to Midnight

Summary

2 Minutes to Midnight is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2 Minutes to Midnight's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight followed The Trooper[5].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight was followed by Aces High[6].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight was produced by Martin Birch[7].
  • Among the performers on 2 Minutes to Midnight was Iron Maiden[8].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight's record label is recorded as EMI Records[9].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight is part of Iron Maiden singles discography[10].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight was published on January 1, 1984[11].
  • 2 Minutes to Midnight's tracklist is recorded as 2 Minutes To Midnight[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[13]

  • First release date: 1984-08-06[14]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[15]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62eefb49-bac4-305b-91a1-ad40594f19d0[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

2 Minutes to Midnight was performed by Iron Maiden[8]. It was produced by Martin Birch[7].

Publication

2 Minutes to Midnight was released on January 1, 1984[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Iron Maiden singles discography[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

2 Minutes to Midnight followed The Trooper[5]. It was followed by Aces High[6].

Why It Matters

2 Minutes to Midnight ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (816 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Iron Maiden

References

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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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [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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