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Automatic for the People

1992 studio album by R.E.M.
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Automatic for the People

Summary

Automatic for the People is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,353 views/month, #588 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Automatic for the People's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Automatic for the People's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Automatic for the People's genre is baroque pop[5].
  • Automatic for the People was produced by Scott Litt[6].
  • Automatic for the People was produced by R.E.M.[7].
  • Among the performers on Automatic for the People was R.E.M.[8].
  • Automatic for the People's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[9].
  • Automatic for the People's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • Automatic for the People is part of R.E.M.'s albums in chronological order[11].
  • Automatic for the People's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Automatic for the People was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • Automatic for the People was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Automatic for the People was distributed by music download[15].
  • Automatic for the People's review score is recorded as 5[16].
  • Automatic for the People was released on October 7, 1992[17].
  • Automatic for the People's tracklist is recorded as Everybody Hurts[18].
  • Automatic for the People's tracklist is recorded as Nightswimming[19].
  • Automatic for the People's official website is recorded as http://www.remhq.com/music/automatic-for-the-people/[20].
  • Automatic for the People's described at URL is recorded as http://www.remhq.com/music/automatic-for-the-people/[21].
  • Automatic for the People's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Automatic for the People'}[22].
  • Automatic for the People's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2932'}[23].
  • Automatic for the People's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}[24].
  • Automatic for the People's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[25].

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: Album[26]

  • First release date: 1992-10-06[27]

  • Genre(s): acoustic rock, alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop rock, rock[28]

  • Community tags: acoustic rock, adult alternative pop/rock, adult alternative rock, alternative, alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop rock, rock[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c86c6af9-d10e-3079-b34b-30b682a797eb[30]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Automatic for the People was R.E.M.[8]. Producers include Scott Litt[6] and R.E.M.[7].

Publication

Automatic for the People was released on October 7, 1992[17]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include alternative rock[4] and baroque pop[5]. It is part of R.E.M.'s albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[13], music streaming[14], and music download[15].

Reception

Automatic for the People's review score is recorded as 5[16].

Why It Matters

Automatic for the People ranks in the top 0.97% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,353 views/month, #588 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

compact disc United States

References

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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