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Desperately Wanting

1996 single by Better Than Ezra
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Desperately Wanting

Summary

Desperately Wanting is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Desperately Wanting's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Desperately Wanting's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Desperately Wanting followed King of New Orleans[5].
  • Desperately Wanting was performed by Better Than Ezra[6].
  • Desperately Wanting's record label is recorded as Elektra[7].
  • Desperately Wanting's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Desperately Wanting was published on December 3, 1996[9].
  • Desperately Wanting's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Friction, Baby[10].

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: Single[11]

  • First release date: 1996[12]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, rock[13]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 82854eaa-2740-30a7-8558-a97fbf1c82a8[15]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Desperately Wanting was Better Than Ezra[6].

Publication

Desperately Wanting was published on December 3, 1996[9]. Its genre is alternative rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Desperately Wanting followed King of New Orleans[5].

Why It Matters

Desperately Wanting ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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