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Breaking Glass

1977 song by David Bowie
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Breaking Glass

Summary

Breaking Glass is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Breaking Glass's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Breaking Glass's composer is recorded as David Bowie[4].
  • Breaking Glass's composer is recorded as George Murray[5].
  • Breaking Glass's composer is recorded as Dennis Davis[6].
  • Breaking Glass's genre is rock music[7].
  • Breaking Glass followed Beauty and the Beast[8].
  • Breaking Glass was followed by Boys Keep Swinging[9].
  • Breaking Glass was produced by Tony Visconti[10].
  • Among the performers on Breaking Glass was David Bowie[11].
  • Breaking Glass was performed by David Bowie[12].
  • Breaking Glass is part of Stage[13].
  • Breaking Glass's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Breaking Glass was published on 1977[15].
  • Breaking Glass's lyricist is recorded as David Bowie[16].
  • Breaking Glass's lyricist is recorded as George Murray[17].
  • Breaking Glass's lyricist is recorded as Dennis Davis[18].
  • Breaking Glass's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Breaking Glass'}[19].
  • Breaking Glass's different from is recorded as Breaking glass[20].
  • Breaking Glass's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 04abdfcc-19b5-3c41-a635-5f08ed9818b3[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include David Bowie[11]. Breaking Glass was produced by Tony Visconti[10].

Publication

Breaking Glass was released on 1977[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is rock music[7]. It is part of Stage[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Breaking Glass followed Beauty and the Beast[8]. It was followed by Boys Keep Swinging[9].

Why It Matters

Breaking Glass ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

David Bowie

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → David Bowie, David Bowie
    Part of → Stage
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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