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Getting to the Point

1986 song with lyrics by Jeff Lynne performed by Electric Light Orchestra
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Getting to the Point

Summary

Getting to the Point is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Getting to the Point's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Getting to the Point's genre is soft rock[4].
  • Getting to the Point followed So Serious[5].
  • Getting to the Point was followed by Afterglow[6].
  • Getting to the Point was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].
  • Among the performers on Getting to the Point was Electric Light Orchestra[8].
  • Getting to the Point's record label is recorded as Epic Records[9].
  • Getting to the Point is part of Balance of Power[10].
  • Getting to the Point was released on July 11, 1986[11].
  • Getting to the Point's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[12].
  • Getting to the Point's form of creative work is recorded as song[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: ab3ae156-5e17-3d93-b563-053a31f2dd9b[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Getting to the Point was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[8]. It was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].

Publication

Getting to the Point was released on July 11, 1986[11]. Its genre is soft rock[4]. It is part of Balance of Power[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Getting to the Point followed So Serious[5]. It was followed by Afterglow[6].

Why It Matters

Getting to the Point ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Electric Light Orchestra Epic Records Jeff Lynne

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.

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MLA “Getting to the Point.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/getting-to-the-point-q3104676.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_getting-to-the-point-q3104676_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Getting to the Point}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/getting-to-the-point-q3104676}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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