Barbarism Begins at Home

1985 song performed by The Smiths
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q20715187
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Barbarism Begins at Home

Summary

Barbarism Begins at Home is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barbarism Begins at Home's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home followed Shakespeare's Sister[4].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home was followed by That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore[5].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home was produced by The Smiths[6].
  • Among the performers on Barbarism Begins at Home was The Smiths[7].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[8].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home is part of Meat Is Murder[9].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home was released on April 1985[10].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home's lyricist is recorded as Johnny Marr[11].
  • Barbarism Begins at Home's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4c4480b1-07a1-3d7b-bad0-54bc7cc60994[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Barbarism Begins at Home was The Smiths[7]. It was produced by The Smiths[6].

Publication

Barbarism Begins at Home was released on April 1985[10]. It is part of Meat Is Murder[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Barbarism Begins at Home followed Shakespeare's Sister[4]. It was followed by That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore[5].

Why It Matters

Barbarism Begins at Home ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Barbarism Begins at Home. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbarism-begins-at-home
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_barbarism-begins-at-home_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Barbarism Begins at Home}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbarism-begins-at-home}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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