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Candyman

1986 single by Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Candyman

Summary

Candyman is a single[1]. Candyman ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candyman's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Candyman's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Candyman was followed by This Wheel's on Fire[5].
  • Candyman was performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees[6].
  • Candyman's record label is recorded as Polydor[7].
  • Candyman was published on February 28, 1986[8].
  • Candyman's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Tinderbox[9].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[10]

  • First release date: 1986-02-28[11]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, new wave, rock[12]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, goth rock, new wave, rock[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0ed7fe4c-12ec-370c-8584-aa4c18108c84[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Candyman was Siouxsie and the Banshees[6].

Publication

Candyman was published on February 28, 1986[8]. Candyman's genre is alternative rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Candyman was followed by This Wheel's on Fire[5].

Why It Matters

Candyman ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Siouxsie and the Banshees

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.

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

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