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(Don't Fear) The Reaper

song by Blue Oyster Cult
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(Don't Fear) The Reaper

Summary

(Don't Fear) The Reaper is a single[1]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper ranks in the top 0.58% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,651 views/month, #134 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's composer is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult[5].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's composer is recorded as Buck Dharma[6].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's genre is rock music[7].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper followed Born to Be Wild[8].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper was followed by Krupa[9].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper was produced by Sandy Pearlman[10].
  • Among the performers on (Don't Fear) The Reaper was Blue Öyster Cult[11].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[12].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper is part of Agents of Fortune[13].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper was published on 1976[16].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's lyricist is recorded as Blue Öyster Cult[17].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's lyricist is recorded as Buck Dharma[18].
  • (Don't Fear) The Reaper's different from is recorded as Don't Fear the Reaper[19].

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[20]

  • Genre(s): bluegrass, country, country rock, folk, folk rock, progressive bluegrass, rock[21]

  • Community tags: acoustic, bluegrass, country, country rock, folk, folk rock, progressive bluegrass, rock[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 89c7ce29-9ffb-368c-8821-d5ad85b967bd[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

(Don't Fear) The Reaper was performed by Blue Öyster Cult[11]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper was produced by Sandy Pearlman[10].

Publication

(Don't Fear) The Reaper was released on 1976[16]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper's genre is rock music[7]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper is part of Agents of Fortune[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

(Don't Fear) The Reaper followed Born to Be Wild[8]. (Don't Fear) The Reaper was followed by Krupa[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for (Don't Fear) The Reaper include Don't Fear the Roofer[24], a television series episode[25], directed by Mark Kirkland[26].

Why It Matters

(Don't Fear) The Reaper ranks in the top 0.58% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,651 views/month, #134 of 23,006).[2] (Don't Fear) The Reaper has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] (Don't Fear) The Reaper is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for (Don't Fear) The Reaper include Don't Fear the Roofer[24], a television series episode[25], directed by Mark Kirkland[26].

Related Entities

Blue Öyster Cult Columbia Records United States

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] ↑ . spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved . spectrumlocalnews.com. Provenance: 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.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Blue Öyster Cult, Buck Dharma
    Iswc → T-071.069.487-3
    Musicbrainz work id → 89c7ce29-9ffb-368c-8821-d5ad85b967bd
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0710694873, Moving to [[Q139831831]]"
  2. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Blue Öyster Cult
    Followed by → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0710694873, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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