Barrel of a Gun

Summary

Barrel of a Gun is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barrel of a Gun's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Barrel of a Gun's composer is recorded as Martin Gore^[4].
• Barrel of a Gun's genre is dance-rock^[5].
• Barrel of a Gun followed In Your Room^[6].
• Barrel of a Gun was followed by It's No Good^[7].
• Barrel of a Gun was produced by Tim Simenon^[8].
• Among the performers on Barrel of a Gun was Depeche Mode^[9].
• Barrel of a Gun's record label is recorded as Mute Records^[10].
• Barrel of a Gun is part of Ultra^[11].
• Barrel of a Gun's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Barrel of a Gun was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• Barrel of a Gun was distributed by 7″ single^[14].
• Barrel of a Gun was distributed by 12" single^[15].
• Barrel of a Gun was distributed by compact cassette^[16].
• Barrel of a Gun was released on February 3, 1997^[17].
• Barrel of a Gun's lyricist is recorded as Martin Gore^[18].
• Barrel of a Gun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barrel of a Gun'}^[19].
• Barrel of a Gun's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+335'}^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[21]

• First release date: 1997-01-28^[22]

• Genre(s): ambient, downtempo, electronic, hard trance, leftfield, pop, synth-pop, techno^[23]

• Community tags: ambient, downtempo, electronic, hard trance, leftfield, minimal, pop, rock/pop, synth-pop, techno^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3be68e7b-25fe-36aa-9f2d-8133368a6275^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Barrel of a Gun was Depeche Mode^[9]. It was produced by Tim Simenon^[8].

Publication

Barrel of a Gun was released on February 3, 1997^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is dance-rock^[5]. It is part of Ultra^[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[13], 7″ single^[14], 12" single^[15], and compact cassette^[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Barrel of a Gun followed In Your Room^[6]. It was followed by It's No Good^[7].

Why It Matters

Barrel of a Gun ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]