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Every Breaking Wave

2014 song by U2
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Every Breaking Wave

Summary

Every Breaking Wave is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Every Breaking Wave's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Every Breaking Wave's composer is recorded as The Edge[4].
  • Every Breaking Wave's composer is recorded as Bono[5].
  • Every Breaking Wave's genre is rock music[6].
  • Every Breaking Wave followed The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)[7].
  • Every Breaking Wave was followed by Song for Someone[8].
  • Every Breaking Wave was produced by Danger Mouse[9].
  • Every Breaking Wave was performed by U2[10].
  • Every Breaking Wave's record label is recorded as Island Records[11].
  • Every Breaking Wave is part of Songs of Innocence[12].
  • Every Breaking Wave was released on December 19, 2014[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: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d8c1776-e227-484b-aff7-5d8a40e5c38d[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Every Breaking Wave was U2[10]. It was produced by Danger Mouse[9].

Publication

Every Breaking Wave was released on December 19, 2014[13]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of Songs of Innocence[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Every Breaking Wave followed The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)[7]. It was followed by Song for Someone[8].

Why It Matters

Every Breaking Wave ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Bono Island Records The Edge U2

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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