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Built on Sand

1999 compilation album
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Built on Sand

Summary

Built on Sand is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Built on Sand's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Built on Sand was followed by Sound of Water[4].
  • Among the performers on Built on Sand was Saint Etienne[5].
  • Built on Sand's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Built on Sand was released on January 1, 1999[7].
  • Built on Sand's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[8].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[9]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[10]

  • First release date: 1999-12[11]

  • Genre(s): electronic, indie pop, pop[12]

  • Community tags: electronic, indie pop, pop[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 52a287f7-7e81-3d2c-adb3-c25572bd6056[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Built on Sand was performed by Saint Etienne[5].

Publication

Built on Sand was released on January 1, 1999[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Built on Sand was followed by Sound of Water[4].

Why It Matters

Built on Sand ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

References

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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.

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

  1. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Built on Sand. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/built-on-sand
MLA “Built on Sand.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/built-on-sand.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_built-on-sand_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Built on Sand}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/built-on-sand}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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