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Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

original song written and composed by Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann and Billy Currie, originally recorded by Ultravox and released in 1984
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Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

Summary

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's composer is recorded as Billy Currie[4].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's composer is recorded as Warren Cann[5].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's composer is recorded as Midge Ure[6].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's composer is recorded as Chris Cross[7].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's genre is synth-pop[8].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's genre is new wave[9].
  • Among the performers on Dancing with Tears in My Eyes was Ultravox[10].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes was performed by Velvet[11].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes was released on 1984[13].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's lyricist is recorded as Billy Currie[14].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's lyricist is recorded as Warren Cann[15].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's lyricist is recorded as Midge Ure[16].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's lyricist is recorded as Chris Cross[17].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dancing with Tears in My Eyes'}[18].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's different from is recorded as Dancing with tears in my eyes[19].
  • Dancing with Tears in My Eyes's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a88ba41e-e306-3ce8-8e9e-cbe173fcaa8c[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Ultravox[10] and Velvet[11].

Publication

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes was published on 1984[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include synth-pop[8] and new wave[9].

Why It Matters

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

Midge Ure

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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Ultravox, Velvet
    Form of creative work → song
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