A Thousand Years

2011 song by Christina Perri
VisualArtwork single Q82123
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A Thousand Years

Summary

A Thousand Years is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #135 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Thousand Years's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • A Thousand Years's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • A Thousand Years's composer is recorded as David Hodges[5].
  • A Thousand Years's composer is recorded as Christina Perri[6].
  • A Thousand Years's genre is pop music[7].
  • A Thousand Years followed Arms[8].
  • A Thousand Years was followed by Distance[9].
  • Among the performers on A Thousand Years was Christina Perri[10].
  • A Thousand Years's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[11].
  • A Thousand Years's record label is recorded as Chop Shop Records[12].
  • A Thousand Years is part of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[13].
  • A Thousand Years's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • A Thousand Years was distributed by music download[15].
  • A Thousand Years was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • A Thousand Years's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • A Thousand Years was published on October 18, 2011[18].
  • A Thousand Years's lyricist is recorded as Christina Perri[19].
  • A Thousand Years's tonality is recorded as B-flat major[20].
  • A Thousand Years's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Thousand Years'}[21].

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[22]

  • Genre(s): instrumental, pop[23]

  • Community tags: instrumental, pop[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2cb8d852-60c7-4e63-88f0-487624de93bd[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Thousand Years was performed by Christina Perri[10].

Publication

A Thousand Years was released on October 18, 2011[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is pop music[7]. It is part of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[13]. Recorded distribution format include music download[15] and music streaming[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Thousand Years followed Arms[8]. It was followed by Distance[9].

Why It Matters

A Thousand Years ranks in the top 0.59% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #135 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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