Can't Stop This Thing We Started

original song written and composed by Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2569961
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Can't Stop This Thing We Started

Summary

Can't Stop This Thing We Started is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's composer is recorded as Bryan Adams[4].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's composer is recorded as Mutt Lange[5].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's genre is rock music[6].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started was performed by Bryan Adams[7].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started was published on 1991[9].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's lyricist is recorded as Bryan Adams[10].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's lyricist is recorded as Mutt Lange[11].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"}[12].
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started's form of creative work is recorded as song[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]

  • Genre(s): rock, soft rock[15]

  • Community tags: rock, soft rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2566b11b-db67-48b5-b199-a28ff401675c[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Can't Stop This Thing We Started was Bryan Adams[7].

Publication

Can't Stop This Thing We Started was published on 1991[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is rock music[6].

Why It Matters

Can't Stop This Thing We Started ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . 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.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Can't Stop This Thing We Started. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/can-t-stop-this-thing-we-started
MLA “Can't Stop This Thing We Started.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/can-t-stop-this-thing-we-started.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_can-t-stop-this-thing-we-started_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Can't Stop This Thing We Started}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/can-t-stop-this-thing-we-started}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bryan Adams
    Form of creative work song
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