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I Don't Like Mondays

song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers; originally recorded by Boomtown Rats and released in 1979
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I Don't Like Mondays

Summary

I Don't Like Mondays is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,251 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Don't Like Mondays is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's composer is recorded as Bob Geldof[5].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's genre is rock music[6].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's genre is new wave[7].
  • Monday is named after I Don't Like Mondays[8].
  • I Don't Like Mondays was produced by Phil Wainman[9].
  • I Don't Like Mondays was performed by The Boomtown Rats[10].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • I Don't Like Mondays was released on 1979[12].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's lyricist is recorded as Bob Geldof[13].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's tonality is recorded as B major[14].
  • Cleveland Elementary School shooting inspired I Don't Like Mondays[15].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "I Don't Like Mondays"}[16].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's derivative work is recorded as Jag hatar månda'n[17].
  • I Don't Like Mondays's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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[19]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, rock[20]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d998a80c-3c05-345e-b71a-8f1feea0c91e[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Don't Like Mondays was The Boomtown Rats[10]. It was produced by Phil Wainman[9].

Publication

I Don't Like Mondays was published on 1979[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include rock music[6] and new wave[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cleveland Elementary School shooting inspired I Don't Like Mondays[15].

Why It Matters

I Don't Like Mondays ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,251 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Bob Geldof United Kingdom

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . faroutmagazine.co.uk. faroutmagazine.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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