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Civil War

song written and composed by Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, originally recorded by Guns n’ Roses in 1990
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Civil War

Summary

Civil War is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (704 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Civil War's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Civil War's composer is recorded as Slash[4].
  • Civil War's composer is recorded as Duff McKagan[5].
  • Civil War's composer is recorded as Axl Rose[6].
  • Civil War's composer is recorded as Izzy Stradlin[7].
  • Civil War's genre is hard rock[8].
  • Civil War followed Yesterdays[9].
  • Civil War was followed by Ain't It Fun[10].
  • Among the performers on Civil War was Guns N' Roses[11].
  • Civil War's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[12].
  • Civil War is part of Use Your Illusion[13].
  • Civil War's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Civil War's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Civil War was released on 1990[16].
  • Civil War's lyricist is recorded as Duff McKagan[17].
  • Civil War's lyricist is recorded as Axl Rose[18].
  • Civil War's lyricist is recorded as Slash[19].
  • Civil War's lyricist is recorded as Izzy Stradlin[20].
  • Civil War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Civil War'}[21].
  • Civil War's has characteristic is recorded as anti-war song[22].
  • Civil War's different from is recorded as Civil War[23].
  • Civil War's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+460'}[24].
  • Civil War's form of creative work is recorded as song[25].

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[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 41c07ea1-3cd9-4109-b528-d5e0057b982e[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Civil War was performed by Guns N' Roses[11].

Publication

Civil War was published on 1990[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is hard rock[8]. It is part of Use Your Illusion[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Civil War followed Yesterdays[9]. It was followed by Ain't It Fun[10].

Why It Matters

Civil War ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (704 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Axl Rose Duff McKagan Geffen Records Guns N' Roses Izzy Stradlin Slash United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Guns N' Roses
    Form of creative work → song
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0710587646, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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