Buddy Holly

1994 single by Weezer
VisualArtwork single Q578498
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Buddy Holly

Summary

Buddy Holly is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddy Holly is the creator of Spike Jonze[3].
  • Buddy Holly's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Buddy Holly's genre is alternative rock[5].
  • Buddy Holly is named after Buddy Holly[6].
  • Buddy Holly followed Undone – The Sweater Song[7].
  • Buddy Holly was followed by Say It Ain't So[8].
  • Buddy Holly was produced by Ric Ocasek[9].
  • Buddy Holly was performed by Weezer[10].
  • Buddy Holly's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[11].
  • Buddy Holly's record label is recorded as DGC Records[12].
  • Buddy Holly is part of Weezer[13].
  • Buddy Holly's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Buddy Holly's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Buddy Holly was published on September 7, 1994[16].
  • Buddy Holly's lyricist is recorded as Rivers Cuomo[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22c420c2-0468-3089-bd68-968c3ae82b16[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Buddy Holly was Weezer[10]. It was produced by Ric Ocasek[9]. It is the creator of Spike Jonze[3].

Publication

Buddy Holly was published on September 7, 1994[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is alternative rock[5]. It is part of Weezer[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Buddy Holly followed Undone – The Sweater Song[7]. It was followed by Say It Ain't So[8].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Buddy Holly include Aphonopelma hollyi[20], a taxon[21].

Why It Matters

Buddy Holly ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Entities named for it include Aphonopelma hollyi[20], a taxon[21].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: 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.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . 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. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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