Digging in the Dirt

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1992)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4246560
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Digging in the Dirt

Summary

Digging in the Dirt is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Digging in the Dirt's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Digging in the Dirt's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • Digging in the Dirt's genre is art rock[5].
  • Digging in the Dirt's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • Digging in the Dirt's genre is pop music[7].
  • Digging in the Dirt followed Solsbury Hill[8].
  • Digging in the Dirt was followed by Steam[9].
  • Digging in the Dirt was produced by Daniel Lanois[10].
  • Digging in the Dirt was produced by Peter Gabriel[11].
  • Among the performers on Digging in the Dirt was Peter Gabriel[12].
  • Digging in the Dirt's record label is recorded as Virgin EMI Records[13].
  • Digging in the Dirt's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[14].
  • Digging in the Dirt's record label is recorded as Real World Records[15].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Us[16].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of All About Us[17].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Secret World Live[18].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Secret World Live[19].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Hit[20].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Growing Up Live[21].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Growing Up Live[22].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of New Blood[23].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Live Blood[24].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of New Blood: Live In London[25].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Back to Front: Live in London[26].
  • Digging in the Dirt is part of Back to Front: Live in London[27].

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[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 93f57c0c-ddb6-356b-b938-997ff6ce26ef[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Digging in the Dirt was Peter Gabriel[12]. Producers include Daniel Lanois[10] and Peter Gabriel[11].

Publication

Publication dates include September 7, 1992[30] and September 27, 1992[31]. Digging in the Dirt's language of work or name is recorded as English[32]. Genres include art rock[5], progressive rock[6], and pop music[7]. Part of include Us[16], an album[33]; All About Us[17], a video album[34]; Secret World Live[18], an album[35]; Hit[20], an album[36]; Growing Up Live[21], an album[37]; and New Blood[23], an album[38].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include rage[39] and soul[40].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Digging in the Dirt followed Solsbury Hill[8]. It was followed by Steam[9].

Why It Matters

Digging in the Dirt ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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