Big Time

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1987)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q587020
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Big Time

Summary

Big Time is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Time's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Big Time's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • Big Time's genre is art rock[5].
  • Big Time's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • Big Time's genre is pop music[7].
  • Big Time followed Don't Give Up[8].
  • Big Time was followed by In Your Eyes[9].
  • Big Time was produced by Daniel Lanois[10].
  • Big Time was produced by Peter Gabriel[11].
  • Among the performers on Big Time was Peter Gabriel[12].
  • Big Time's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[13].
  • Big Time's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[14].
  • Big Time is part of So[15].
  • Big Time is part of CV[16].
  • Big Time is part of Hit[17].
  • Big Time is part of Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[18].
  • Big Time is part of And I’ll Scratch Yours[19].
  • Big Time is part of Play: The Videos[20].
  • Big Time is part of Back to Front: Live in London[21].
  • Big Time is part of Back to Front: Live in London[22].
  • Big Time is part of Flotsam and Jetsam[23].
  • Big Time's language of work or name is recorded as English[24].
  • Big Time was distributed by phonograph record[25].
  • Big Time was distributed by compact cassette[26].
  • Big Time was distributed by compact disc[27].

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[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6fcaa7a8-8a1a-4692-baf8-9b32bad793b6[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Big Time was Peter Gabriel[12]. Producers include Daniel Lanois[10] and Peter Gabriel[11].

Publication

Big Time was released on March 23, 1987[30]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[24]. Genres include art rock[5], progressive rock[6], and pop music[7]. Part of include So[15], an album[31]; CV[16], a video album[32]; Hit[17], an album[33]; Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[18], an album[34]; And I’ll Scratch Yours[19], an album[35]; and Play: The Videos[20], a video album[36]. Recorded distribution format include phonograph record[25], compact cassette[26], and compact disc[27].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include success[37], fun[38], and life[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Big Time followed Don't Give Up[8]. It was followed by In Your Eyes[9].

Why It Matters

Big Time ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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