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40

original song written, composed, and performed by U2
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40

Summary

40 is a musical work/composition[1]. 40 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 40's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • 40's composer is recorded as Larry Mullen Jr.[4].
  • 40's composer is recorded as The Edge[5].
  • 40's composer is recorded as Adam Clayton[6].
  • 40's composer is recorded as Bono[7].
  • 40's genre is popular music[8].
  • Among the performers on 40 was U2[9].
  • 40 is part of War[10].
  • 40's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • 40 was published on 1983[12].
  • 40's lyricist is recorded as Larry Mullen Jr.[13].
  • 40's lyricist is recorded as The Edge[14].
  • 40's lyricist is recorded as Adam Clayton[15].
  • 40's lyricist is recorded as Bono[16].
  • 40's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '40'}[17].
  • 40's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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[19]

  • Genre(s): arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[20]

  • Community tags: arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b8ee567b-0f09-3345-b794-b6279594aa29[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on 40 was U2[9].

Publication

40 was released on 1983[12]. 40's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. 40's genre is popular music[8]. 40 is part of War[10].

Why It Matters

40 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] 40 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] 40 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Adam Clayton Bono Larry Mullen Jr. The Edge U2

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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 40. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/40-q2313537
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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 → U2
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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