Hand in Glove

single by The Smiths
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Hand in Glove

Summary

Hand in Glove is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hand in Glove's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Hand in Glove's genre is jangle pop[4].
  • Hand in Glove's genre is indie rock[5].
  • Hand in Glove's genre is indie pop[6].
  • Hand in Glove was followed by This Charming Man[7].
  • Hand in Glove was followed by Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?[8].
  • Hand in Glove was produced by The Smiths[9].
  • Hand in Glove was performed by The Smiths[10].
  • Hand in Glove's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[11].
  • Hand in Glove is part of The Smiths[12].
  • Hand in Glove's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Hand in Glove was published on May 13, 1983[14].
  • Hand in Glove's lyricist is recorded as Morrissey[15].
  • Hand in Glove's lyricist is recorded as Johnny Marr[16].
  • Hand in Glove's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[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: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, rock[19]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, indie rock, jangle pop, pop, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c5d66342-99d2-3e71-ab4b-1ad59de7af08[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hand in Glove was performed by The Smiths[10]. It was produced by The Smiths[9].

Publication

Hand in Glove was published on May 13, 1983[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include jangle pop[4], indie rock[5], and indie pop[6]. It is part of The Smiths[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include This Charming Man[7] and Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?[8].

Why It Matters

Hand in Glove ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: 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.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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