Battle for the Sun

2009 studio album by Placebo
MusicAlbum album Q811013
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Battle for the Sun

Summary

Battle for the Sun is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle for the Sun's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Battle for the Sun's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Battle for the Sun was produced by David Bottrill[5].
  • Among the performers on Battle for the Sun was Placebo[6].
  • Battle for the Sun's record label is recorded as Play It Again Sam[7].
  • Battle for the Sun's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Battle for the Sun is part of Placebo's albums in chronological order[9].
  • Battle for the Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Battle for the Sun was distributed by compact disc[11].
  • Battle for the Sun was distributed by LP record[12].
  • Battle for the Sun was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Battle for the Sun was released on June 8, 2009[14].
  • Battle for the Sun's tracklist is recorded as Battle for the Sun[15].
  • Battle for the Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Battle for the Sun'}[16].
  • Battle for the Sun's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3136'}[17].
  • Battle for the Sun's charted in is recorded as Top Albums France[18].
  • Battle for the Sun's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+13'}[19].
  • Battle for the Sun's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[21]

  • First release date: 2009-06-03[22]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, pop, rock[23]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, pop, rock[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9d23bc44-30df-3403-b0ef-382b013a1fab[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Battle for the Sun was performed by Placebo[6]. It was produced by David Bottrill[5].

Publication

Battle for the Sun was released on June 8, 2009[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of Placebo's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[11], LP record[12], and music streaming[13].

Why It Matters

Battle for the Sun ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . lescharts.com. lescharts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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