Alternative

Summary

Alternative is an album^[1]. Alternative ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alternative's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Alternative's genre is pop music^[4].
• Alternative's genre is synth-pop^[5].
• Alternative was performed by Pet Shop Boys^[6].
• Alternative's record label is recorded as Parlophone^[7].
• Alternative is part of Pet Shop Boys' albums in chronological order^[8].
• Alternative's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Alternative was distributed by music streaming^[10].
• Alternative was released on August 7, 1995^[11].
• Alternative's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alternative'}^[12].
• Alternative's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[14]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation^[15]

• First release date: 1995-08-03^[16]

• Genre(s): alternative dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, electronic, house, pop, synth-pop^[17]

• Community tags: alternative dance, dance-pop, dance-rock, electronic, house, pop, pop/rock, synth-pop^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0410f1f2-27c3-3e4b-a041-53e147645818^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Alternative was performed by Pet Shop Boys^[6].

Publication

Alternative was released on August 7, 1995^[11]. Alternative's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Genres include pop music^[4] and synth-pop^[5]. Alternative is part of Pet Shop Boys' albums in chronological order^[8]. Alternative was distributed by music streaming^[10].

Why It Matters

Alternative ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] Alternative has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]