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Cortez the Killer

1975 song by Neil Young
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Cortez the Killer

Summary

Cortez the Killer is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cortez the Killer's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Cortez the Killer's genre is hard rock[4].
  • Cortez the Killer followed Love Is a Rose[5].
  • Cortez the Killer was produced by Neil Young[6].
  • Among the performers on Cortez the Killer was Neil Young[7].
  • Cortez the Killer's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[8].
  • Cortez the Killer is part of Zuma[9].
  • Cortez the Killer was published on November 10, 1975[10].
  • Cortez the Killer's lyricist is recorded as Neil Young[11].
  • Cortez the Killer's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3054c55a-76df-3e5e-ad70-5ac48655efcf[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cortez the Killer was performed by Neil Young[7]. It was produced by Neil Young[6].

Publication

Cortez the Killer was published on November 10, 1975[10]. Its genre is hard rock[4]. It is part of Zuma[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cortez the Killer followed Love Is a Rose[5].

Why It Matters

Cortez the Killer ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Neil Young Reprise Records Thomas Young

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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cortez-the-killer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cortez the Killer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cortez-the-killer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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