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I Can't Read

song by David Bowie
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I Can't Read

Summary

I Can't Read is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Can't Read's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Can't Read's genre is rock music[4].
  • I Can't Read followed I'm Afraid of Americans[5].
  • I Can't Read was followed by Thursday's Child[6].
  • I Can't Read was produced by David Bowie[7].
  • I Can't Read was performed by David Bowie[8].
  • I Can't Read's record label is recorded as EMI[9].
  • I Can't Read is part of The Ice Storm – Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack[10].
  • I Can't Read was released on December 1997[11].
  • I Can't Read's lyricist is recorded as David Bowie[12].

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: Single[13]

  • First release date: 1997[14]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, electronic, rock, synth-pop[15]

  • Community tags: classic rock, electronic, oldies, rock, synth-pop[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aa96e67c-81aa-3839-8e66-19dbf0a9c69b[17]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Can't Read was David Bowie[8]. It was produced by David Bowie[7].

Publication

I Can't Read was released on December 1997[11]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of The Ice Storm – Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Can't Read followed I'm Afraid of Americans[5]. It was followed by Thursday's Child[6].

Why It Matters

I Can't Read ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

David Bowie EMI

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.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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