Hard Candy

2008 studio album by Madonna
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Hard Candy

Summary

Hard Candy is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,897 views/month, #318 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hard Candy's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Hard Candy's genre is hip-hop[4].
  • Hard Candy was produced by Justin Timberlake[5].
  • Hard Candy was produced by Madonna[6].
  • Hard Candy was produced by The Neptunes[7].
  • Hard Candy was produced by Timbaland[8].
  • Hard Candy was produced by Danja[9].
  • Among the performers on Hard Candy was Madonna[10].
  • Hard Candy's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[11].
  • Hard Candy's record label is recorded as Warner Records Inc.[12].
  • Hard Candy's place of publication is recorded as United States[13].
  • Hard Candy is part of Madonna's albums in chronological order[14].
  • Hard Candy's Commons category is recorded as Hard Candy (Madonna album)[15].
  • Hard Candy's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Hard Candy was distributed by compact disc[17].
  • Hard Candy was distributed by music streaming[18].
  • Hard Candy was released on April 28, 2008[19].
  • Hard Candy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hard Candy'}[20].
  • Hard Candy's different from is recorded as Hard Candy[21].
  • Hard Candy's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[22].

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: Album[23]

  • First release date: 2008-04-25[24]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electropop, funky house, hip hop, pop[25]

  • Community tags: chanteur, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco, electronic, electropop, funky house, general pop vocal, hip hop, other pop, pop, rnb swing[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8160f309-f93b-31f3-86da-248aeff39c1f[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Hard Candy was Madonna[10]. Producers include Justin Timberlake[5], Madonna[6], The Neptunes[7], Timbaland[8], and Danja[9].

Publication

Hard Candy was published on April 28, 2008[19]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Its genre is hip-hop[4]. It is part of Madonna's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[17] and music streaming[18].

Why It Matters

Hard Candy ranks in the top 0.52% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,897 views/month, #318 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Part of Madonna's albums in chronological order
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    Performer Madonna
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