First We Take Manhattan

original song written, composed, and performed by Leonard Cohen; first recorded by Jennifer Warnes
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q627643
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First We Take Manhattan

Summary

First We Take Manhattan is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • First We Take Manhattan's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • First We Take Manhattan's composer is recorded as Leonard Cohen[4].
  • First We Take Manhattan's genre is folk rock[5].
  • Among the performers on First We Take Manhattan was Jennifer Warnes[6].
  • Among the performers on First We Take Manhattan was Leonard Cohen[7].
  • First We Take Manhattan is part of I'm Your Man[8].
  • First We Take Manhattan's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • First We Take Manhattan was released on 1986[10].
  • First We Take Manhattan's lyricist is recorded as Leonard Cohen[11].
  • First We Take Manhattan's main subject is terrorism[12].
  • First We Take Manhattan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'First We Take Manhattan'}[13].
  • First We Take Manhattan's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom'}[14].
  • First We Take Manhattan's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dcaaa8d2-5000-3804-a3f9-37079329ecd9[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jennifer Warnes[6] and Leonard Cohen[7].

Publication

First We Take Manhattan was published on 1986[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is folk rock[5]. It is part of I'm Your Man[8].

Subject and Themes

First We Take Manhattan's main subject is terrorism[12].

Why It Matters

First We Take Manhattan ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SOCAN Public Repertoire. Retrieved . 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] . SOCAN Public Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . metrolyrics.com. metrolyrics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Jennifer Warnes, Leonard Cohen
    Form of creative work song
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