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I Have the Touch

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1982)
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I Have the Touch

Summary

I Have the Touch is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Have the Touch's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Have the Touch's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • I Have the Touch's genre is art rock[5].
  • I Have the Touch's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • I Have the Touch's genre is pop music[7].
  • I Have the Touch was followed by Shock the Monkey[8].
  • I Have the Touch was produced by David Lord[9].
  • I Have the Touch was produced by Peter Gabriel[10].
  • Among the performers on I Have the Touch was Peter Gabriel[11].
  • I Have the Touch's record label is recorded as Charisma[12].
  • I Have the Touch's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[13].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Peter Gabriel[14].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Hit[15].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[16].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Flotsam and Jetsam[17].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Plays Live[18].
  • I Have the Touch is part of Live at WOMAD 1982[19].
  • I Have the Touch's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • I Have the Touch's language of work or name is recorded as German[21].
  • I Have the Touch's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • I Have the Touch was published on September 8, 1982[23].
  • I Have the Touch's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel[24].
  • I Have the Touch's main subject is contact[25].
  • I Have the Touch's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'I Have the Touch'}[26].
  • I Have the Touch's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kon Takt!'}[27].

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

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop[28]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8f3862c-d371-3180-be83-9401b9f582b4[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Have the Touch was performed by Peter Gabriel[11]. Producers include David Lord[9] and Peter Gabriel[10].

Publication

I Have the Touch was released on September 8, 1982[23]. Languages include English[20] and German[21]. Genres include art rock[5], progressive rock[6], and pop music[7]. Part of include Peter Gabriel[14], an album[31]; Hit[15], an album[32]; Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[16], an album[33]; Flotsam and Jetsam[17], an album[34]; Plays Live[18], an album[35]; and Live at WOMAD 1982[19], an album[36].

Subject and Themes

I Have the Touch's main subject is contact[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Have the Touch was followed by Shock the Monkey[8].

Why It Matters

I Have the Touch ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Mercury Records Peter Gabriel United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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