7 Seconds

Song by Senegalese singer and composer Youssou N'Dour and Swedish hip-hop artist, jazz singer and songwriter Neneh Cherry (1994)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2297244
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7 Seconds

Summary

7 Seconds is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (751 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 7 Seconds's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • 7 Seconds's composer is recorded as Neneh Cherry[4].
  • 7 Seconds's composer is recorded as Youssou N’Dour[5].
  • 7 Seconds's composer is recorded as Cameron McVey[6].
  • 7 Seconds's composer is recorded as Jonathan Sharp[7].
  • 7 Seconds's genre is world music[8].
  • 7 Seconds's genre is pop music[9].
  • 7 Seconds's genre is alternative hip-hop[10].
  • 7 Seconds's genre is rapping[11].
  • 7 Seconds was followed by Anime[12].
  • 7 Seconds was produced by Cameron McVey[13].
  • 7 Seconds was produced by Jonny Dollar[14].
  • 7 Seconds was produced by Christian Falk[15].
  • Among the performers on 7 Seconds was Youssou N’Dour[16].
  • 7 Seconds was performed by Neneh Cherry[17].
  • 7 Seconds's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[18].
  • 7 Seconds is part of The Guide (Wommat)[19].
  • 7 Seconds's language of work or name is recorded as Wolof[20].
  • 7 Seconds's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • 7 Seconds's language of work or name is recorded as French[22].
  • 7 Seconds's country of origin is recorded as Senegal[23].
  • 7 Seconds's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[24].
  • 7 Seconds was released on June 7, 1994[25].
  • 7 Seconds's lyricist is recorded as Youssou N’Dour[26].
  • 7 Seconds's main subject is child[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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69e91316-6648-3ce5-8e22-2a7e40765a83[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Youssou N’Dour[16] and Neneh Cherry[17]. Producers include Cameron McVey[13], Jonny Dollar[14], and Christian Falk[15].

Publication

7 Seconds was released on June 7, 1994[25]. Languages include Wolof[20], English[21], and French[22]. Genres include world music[8], pop music[9], alternative hip-hop[10], and rapping[11]. It is part of The Guide (Wommat)[19].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include child[27], birth[30], problem[31], violence[32], hope[33], and endurance[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

7 Seconds was followed by Anime[12].

Why It Matters

7 Seconds ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (751 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . de.wikipedia.org. Retrieved . de.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . 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.

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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