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I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

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I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Summary

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish is a single[1].

Key Facts

  • I Started Something I Couldn't Finish's instance of is recorded as single[2].
  • I Started Something I Couldn't Finish followed Girlfriend in a Coma[3].
  • I Started Something I Couldn't Finish was followed by Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me[4].
  • I Started Something I Couldn't Finish's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[5].

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.

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  • Release type: Single[6]

  • First release date: 1986[7]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, rock[8]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, indie rock, rock[9]

  • MusicBrainz ID: abbedf44-264d-3f72-9555-9272c5ab1ed2[10]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish followed Girlfriend in a Coma[3]. It was followed by Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [6] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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