Calling America

1986 single by Electric Light Orchestra
VisualArtwork single Q2934205
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Calling America

Summary

Calling America is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calling America's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Calling America's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Calling America followed Stranger[5].
  • Calling America was followed by So Serious[6].
  • Calling America was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].
  • Among the performers on Calling America was Electric Light Orchestra[8].
  • Calling America's record label is recorded as CBS Records International[9].
  • Calling America is part of Balance of Power[10].
  • Calling America was published on January 24, 1986[11].
  • Calling America was released on February 21, 1986[12].
  • Calling America's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb6b78c6-9796-3c2e-b35f-1ad59c3d00a7[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Calling America was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[8]. It was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].

Publication

Publication dates include January 24, 1986[11] and February 21, 1986[12]. Calling America's genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of Balance of Power[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Calling America followed Stranger[5]. It was followed by So Serious[6].

Why It Matters

Calling America ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

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.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Calling America. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/calling-america
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_calling-america_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Calling America}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/calling-america}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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