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Enjoy the Silence

1990 single by Depeche Mode
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Enjoy the Silence

Summary

Enjoy the Silence is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,822 views/month, #201 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Enjoy the Silence's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Enjoy the Silence's composer is recorded as Martin Gore[4].
  • Enjoy the Silence's genre is synth-pop[5].
  • Enjoy the Silence followed Personal Jesus[6].
  • Enjoy the Silence was followed by Policy of Truth[7].
  • Among the performers on Enjoy the Silence was Depeche Mode[8].
  • Enjoy the Silence's record label is recorded as Mute Records[9].
  • Enjoy the Silence is part of Violator[10].
  • Enjoy the Silence's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Enjoy the Silence was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Enjoy the Silence was distributed by 7″ single[13].
  • Enjoy the Silence was distributed by 12" single[14].
  • Enjoy the Silence was released on January 16, 1990[15].
  • Enjoy the Silence's lyricist is recorded as Martin Gore[16].
  • Enjoy the Silence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Enjoy the Silence'}[17].

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[18]

  • First release date: 1990-02-05[19]

  • Genre(s): electronic, house, synth-pop[20]

  • Community tags: alternative/indie rock, electronic, house, synth and techno pop, synth-pop, synthpop[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: af2f353d-90a9-3e03-bbcd-5395d3ff5bbd[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Enjoy the Silence was Depeche Mode[8].

Publication

Enjoy the Silence was released on January 16, 1990[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is synth-pop[5]. It is part of Violator[10]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[12], 7″ single[13], and 12" single[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Enjoy the Silence followed Personal Jesus[6]. It was followed by Policy of Truth[7].

Why It Matters

Enjoy the Silence ranks in the top 0.87% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,822 views/month, #201 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

compact disc Depeche Mode Martin Gore Mute Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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