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A Sort of Homecoming

original song written, composed, and performed by U2
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A Sort of Homecoming

Summary

A Sort of Homecoming is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Sort of Homecoming's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's composer is recorded as Larry Mullen Jr.[4].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's composer is recorded as The Edge[5].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's composer is recorded as Adam Clayton[6].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's composer is recorded as Bono[7].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's genre is rock music[8].
  • Among the performers on A Sort of Homecoming was U2[9].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • A Sort of Homecoming was released on 1984[11].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's lyricist is recorded as Larry Mullen Jr.[12].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's lyricist is recorded as The Edge[13].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's lyricist is recorded as Adam Clayton[14].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's lyricist is recorded as Bono[15].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's title is recorded as A Sort of Homecoming[16].
  • A Sort of Homecoming's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff7b4f9b-2daf-3d71-81a9-eb2bdf09c01c[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on A Sort of Homecoming was U2[9].

Publication

A Sort of Homecoming was published on 1984[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is rock music[8].

Why It Matters

A Sort of Homecoming ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Adam Clayton Bono Larry Mullen Jr. The Edge

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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