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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

main theme for the 1981 film Arthur, composed by Elton John, written by Gary Osborn and Peter Allen, performed and co-written by Christopher Cross
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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Summary

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) is a musical work/composition[1]. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,908 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s composer is recorded as Elton John[4].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s genre is soft rock[5].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) was performed by Christopher Cross[6].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • 1981 marks the founding of Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)[9].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) was released on August 14, 1981[10].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s lyricist is recorded as Gary Osborne[11].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s lyricist is recorded as Peter Allen[12].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s lyricist is recorded as Christopher Cross[13].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"}[14].
  • Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): rock[17]

  • Community tags: rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc18c849-a0e5-4790-adfc-5a73d8676777[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) was Christopher Cross[6].

Publication

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) was released on August 14, 1981[10]. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is soft rock[5].

Why It Matters

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,908 views/month).[2] Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Burt Bacharach Christopher Cross Elton John United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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