E-Bow the Letter

1996 single by R.E.M.
VisualArtwork single Q2307022
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E-Bow the Letter

Summary

E-Bow the Letter is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • E-Bow the Letter's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • E-Bow the Letter's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • E-Bow the Letter followed Tongue[5].
  • E-Bow the Letter followed Summer Cannibals[6].
  • E-Bow the Letter was followed by Bittersweet Me[7].
  • E-Bow the Letter was followed by 1959[8].
  • E-Bow the Letter was produced by Scott Litt[9].
  • Among the performers on E-Bow the Letter was R.E.M.[10].
  • E-Bow the Letter's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[11].
  • E-Bow the Letter is part of New Adventures in Hi-Fi[12].
  • E-Bow the Letter was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • E-Bow the Letter's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • E-Bow the Letter was released on August 27, 1996[15].
  • E-Bow the Letter's lyricist is recorded as Peter Buck[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[17]

  • First release date: 1996-08-19[18]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, pop rock, rock[19]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, pop rock, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8dd2cfce-1518-48b0-b9de-761d07e3a37c[21]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on E-Bow the Letter was R.E.M.[10]. It was produced by Scott Litt[9].

Publication

E-Bow the Letter was published on August 27, 1996[15]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of New Adventures in Hi-Fi[12]. It was distributed by compact disc[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Tongue[5] and Summer Cannibals[6]. Successors include Bittersweet Me[7] and 1959[8].

Why It Matters

E-Bow the Letter ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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