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Chinese Rocks

original song written and composed by Dee Dee Ramone and Richard Hell
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Chinese Rocks

Summary

Chinese Rocks is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese Rocks's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Chinese Rocks's composer is recorded as Dee Dee Ramone[4].
  • Chinese Rocks's composer is recorded as Richard Hell[5].
  • Chinese Rocks's genre is popular music[6].
  • Chinese Rocks was performed by The Heartbreakers[7].
  • Chinese Rocks was performed by Ramones[8].
  • Chinese Rocks's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Chinese Rocks was released on 1975[10].
  • Chinese Rocks's lyricist is recorded as Dee Dee Ramone[11].
  • Chinese Rocks's lyricist is recorded as Richard Hell[12].
  • Chinese Rocks's main subject is heroin[13].
  • Heroin inspired Chinese Rocks[14].
  • Chinese Rocks's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Rocks'}[15].
  • Chinese Rocks's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b9bacc5a-ab58-3b7e-9506-c8ff1990c237[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Heartbreakers[7] and Ramones[8].

Publication

Chinese Rocks was released on 1975[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is popular music[6].

Subject and Themes

Chinese Rocks's main subject is heroin[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Heroin inspired Chinese Rocks[14].

Why It Matters

Chinese Rocks ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Dee Dee Ramone Ramones

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Inspired by → Heroin
    Performer → The Heartbreakers, Ramones
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