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Empire of the Clouds

2016 single by Iron Maiden
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Empire of the Clouds

Summary

Empire of the Clouds is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Empire of the Clouds's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Empire of the Clouds's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Empire of the Clouds followed Speed of Light[5].
  • Empire of the Clouds was followed by The Writing on the Wall[6].
  • Empire of the Clouds was produced by Kevin Shirley[7].
  • Empire of the Clouds was performed by Iron Maiden[8].
  • Empire of the Clouds's record label is recorded as EMI[9].
  • Empire of the Clouds is part of The Book of Souls[10].
  • Empire of the Clouds's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Empire of the Clouds was released on April 16, 2016[12].
  • Empire of the Clouds's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Empire of the Clouds'}[13].

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[14]

  • First release date: 2016-04-16[15]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[16]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6228102a-c65a-47e0-af8c-ded876ecc7d7[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Empire of the Clouds was performed by Iron Maiden[8]. It was produced by Kevin Shirley[7].

Publication

Empire of the Clouds was released on April 16, 2016[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of The Book of Souls[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Empire of the Clouds followed Speed of Light[5]. It was followed by The Writing on the Wall[6].

Why It Matters

Empire of the Clouds ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

EMI Iron Maiden

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.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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