Heroin
original song written and composed by Lou Reed; first recorded by The Velvet Underground & Nico
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Heroin
Summary
Heroin is a musical work/composition[1]. Heroin ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (505 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Heroin's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
- Heroin's composer is recorded as Lou Reed[4].
- Heroin's genre is experimental rock[5].
- Heroin was performed by The Velvet Underground[6].
- Heroin was performed by Billy Idol[7].
- Heroin's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
- Heroin was published on 1967[9].
- Heroin's lyricist is recorded as Lou Reed[10].
- Heroin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heroin'}[11].
- Heroin's different from is recorded as Heroin[12].
- Heroin's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].
Product Details
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Body
Authorship and Creation
Performers include The Velvet Underground[6] and Billy Idol[7].
Publication
Heroin was released on 1967[9]. Heroin's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Heroin's genre is experimental rock[5].
Why It Matters
Heroin ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (505 views/month).[2] Heroin has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]