Breaking the Law

original song written and composed by K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2713093
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Breaking the Law

Summary

Breaking the Law is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Breaking the Law's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Breaking the Law's composer is recorded as K. K. Downing[4].
  • Breaking the Law's composer is recorded as Glenn Tipton[5].
  • Breaking the Law's composer is recorded as Rob Halford[6].
  • Breaking the Law's genre is heavy metal music[7].
  • Breaking the Law followed Living After Midnight[8].
  • Breaking the Law was produced by Tom Allom[9].
  • Breaking the Law was performed by Judas Priest[10].
  • Breaking the Law was performed by Judas Priest[11].
  • Breaking the Law's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[12].
  • Breaking the Law is part of British Steel[13].
  • Breaking the Law's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Breaking the Law was published on 1980[15].
  • Breaking the Law's lyricist is recorded as Rob Halford[16].
  • Breaking the Law's lyricist is recorded as Glenn Tipton[17].
  • Breaking the Law's lyricist is recorded as K. K. Downing[18].
  • Breaking the Law's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Breaking the Law'}[19].
  • Breaking the Law's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

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[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0dd3530b-526d-3c57-a12d-9634cdeb7ddd[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Judas Priest[10]. Breaking the Law was produced by Tom Allom[9].

Publication

Breaking the Law was released on 1980[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is heavy metal music[7]. It is part of British Steel[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Breaking the Law followed Living After Midnight[8].

Why It Matters

Breaking the Law ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_breaking-the-law_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Breaking the Law}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/breaking-the-law}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Judas Priest, Judas Priest
    Secondhandsongs work id 40806
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