Burn You Up, Burn You Down

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (2003)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q12860335
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Summary

Burn You Up, Burn You Down is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[3].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's composer is recorded as Karl Wallinger[4].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's genre is art rock[5].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's genre is pop music[6].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's genre is progressive rock[7].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's genre is worldbeat[8].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down was produced by Peter Gabriel[9].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down was produced by Stephen Hague[10].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down was produced by Karl Wallinger[11].
  • Among the performers on Burn You Up, Burn You Down was Peter Gabriel[12].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's record label is recorded as Real World Records[13].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[14].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[15].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down is part of Hit[16].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down is part of Big Blue Ball[17].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down is part of Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped[18].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down is part of In the Big Room[19].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down was released on November 24, 2003[22].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel[23].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's lyricist is recorded as Karl Wallinger[24].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's main subject is firmness[25].
  • Burn You Up, Burn You Down's main subject is alertness[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Burn You Up, Burn You Down was Peter Gabriel[12]. Producers include Peter Gabriel[9], Stephen Hague[10], and Karl Wallinger[11].

Publication

Burn You Up, Burn You Down was released on November 24, 2003[22]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[20]. Genres include art rock[5], pop music[6], progressive rock[7], and worldbeat[8]. Part of include Hit[16], an album[27]; Big Blue Ball[17], an album[28]; Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped[18], a video album[29], directed by Hamish Hamilton[30]; and In the Big Room[19], an album[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include firmness[25], alertness[26], absent-mindedness[32], endurance[33], and resistance[34].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Tillnius · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (2003)
    Producer → Peter Gabriel, Stephen Hague, Karl Wallinger
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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