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Comfortably Numb

original song written and composed by David Gilmour, Roger Waters; first recorded and released by Pink Floyd
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Comfortably Numb

Summary

Comfortably Numb is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,838 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Comfortably Numb's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Comfortably Numb's composer is recorded as David Gilmour[4].
  • Comfortably Numb's composer is recorded as Roger Waters[5].
  • Comfortably Numb's genre is rock music[6].
  • Comfortably Numb was performed by Pink Floyd[7].
  • Comfortably Numb was performed by Scissor Sisters[8].
  • Comfortably Numb is part of The Wall[9].
  • Comfortably Numb's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Comfortably Numb was published on 1979[11].
  • Comfortably Numb's lyricist is recorded as Roger Waters[12].
  • Comfortably Numb's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Comfortably Numb'}[13].
  • Comfortably Numb's different from is recorded as Comfortably Numb[14].
  • Comfortably Numb's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].
  • Comfortably Numb's recording date is recorded as 1979[16].

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[17]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock, thrash metal[18]

  • Community tags: hardcore, heavy metal, rock, thrash metal[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf480571-a0a5-3294-9260-90edef09ae3f[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Pink Floyd[7] and Scissor Sisters[8].

Publication

Comfortably Numb was published on 1979[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of The Wall[9].

Why It Matters

Comfortably Numb ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,838 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

David Gilmour Roger Waters The Wall

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Comfortably Numb. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/comfortably-numb
MLA “Comfortably Numb.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/comfortably-numb.
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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 → Pink Floyd, Scissor Sisters
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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