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Girlfriend Is Better

original song written and composed by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
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Girlfriend Is Better

Summary

Girlfriend Is Better is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Girlfriend Is Better's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's composer is recorded as David Byrne[4].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's composer is recorded as Chris Frantz[5].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's composer is recorded as Jerry Harrison[6].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's composer is recorded as Tina Weymouth[7].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's genre is new wave[8].
  • Girlfriend Is Better was performed by Talking Heads[9].
  • Among the performers on Girlfriend Is Better was Talking Heads[10].
  • Girlfriend Is Better is part of Stop Making Sense[11].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Girlfriend Is Better was released on 1983[13].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's lyricist is recorded as David Byrne[14].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's lyricist is recorded as Chris Frantz[15].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Harrison[16].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's lyricist is recorded as Tina Weymouth[17].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's title is recorded as Girlfriend Is Better[18].
  • Girlfriend Is Better's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

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[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bfd37b98-2574-359c-821d-64665c3f7268[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Talking Heads[9].

Publication

Girlfriend Is Better was published on 1983[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is new wave[8]. It is part of Stop Making Sense[11].

Why It Matters

Girlfriend Is Better ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

David Byrne

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . 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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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → original song written and composed by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison,
    Part of → Stop Making Sense
    Imported from → —
    Publication date → +1983-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0700676283, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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