Empire Song

1982 song performed by Killing Joke
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q5374125
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Empire Song

Summary

Empire Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Empire Song's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Empire Song's genre is post-punk[4].
  • Empire Song followed Follow the Leaders[5].
  • Empire Song was followed by Chop-Chop[6].
  • Empire Song was produced by Nick Launay[7].
  • Empire Song was performed by Killing Joke[8].
  • Empire Song's record label is recorded as E.G. Records[9].
  • Empire Song is part of Revelations[10].
  • Empire Song was published on March 1982[11].
  • Empire Song's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • First release date: 1982-03[14]

  • Genre(s): post-punk, rock[15]

  • Community tags: post-punk, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 24066c8d-6307-3826-b2b8-c073d45bb759[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Empire Song was performed by Killing Joke[8]. It was produced by Nick Launay[7].

Publication

Empire Song was released on March 1982[11]. Its genre is post-punk[4]. It is part of Revelations[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Empire Song followed Follow the Leaders[5]. It was followed by Chop-Chop[6].

Why It Matters

Empire Song ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 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.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Empire Song. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/empire-song
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_empire-song_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Empire Song}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/empire-song}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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