City of Blinding Lights

Summary

City of Blinding Lights is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• City of Blinding Lights's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• City of Blinding Lights's genre is rock music^[4].
• City of Blinding Lights followed Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own^[5].
• City of Blinding Lights was followed by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band^[6].
• City of Blinding Lights was produced by Flood^[7].
• City of Blinding Lights was performed by U2^[8].
• City of Blinding Lights's record label is recorded as Island Records^[9].
• City of Blinding Lights's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[10].
• City of Blinding Lights is part of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb^[11].
• City of Blinding Lights was distributed by compact disc^[12].
• City of Blinding Lights was published on June 6, 2005^[13].
• City of Blinding Lights's lyricist is recorded as Bono^[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[15]

• Genre(s): arena rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock^[16]

• Community tags: arena rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 27d18f8f-4948-326c-bbf2-8532df459c47^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on City of Blinding Lights was U2^[8]. It was produced by Flood^[7].

Publication

City of Blinding Lights was released on June 6, 2005^[13]. Its genre is rock music^[4]. It is part of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb^[11]. It was distributed by compact disc^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

City of Blinding Lights followed Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own^[5]. It was followed by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band^[6].

Why It Matters

City of Blinding Lights ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]