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I Wanna Rock

song written and composed by Dee Snider, originally recorded by Twisted Sister and released in 1984
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I Wanna Rock

Summary

I Wanna Rock is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Wanna Rock's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Wanna Rock's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • I Wanna Rock's genre is glam metal[5].
  • I Wanna Rock followed We're Not Gonna Take It![6].
  • I Wanna Rock followed We're Not Gonna Take It[7].
  • I Wanna Rock was followed by We're Not Gonna Take It[8].
  • I Wanna Rock was followed by We're Not Gonna Take It[9].
  • I Wanna Rock was produced by Tom Werman[10].
  • Among the performers on I Wanna Rock was Twisted Sister[11].
  • I Wanna Rock's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[12].
  • I Wanna Rock is part of Stay Hungry[13].
  • I Wanna Rock's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • I Wanna Rock was released on October 1984[15].
  • I Wanna Rock's lyricist is recorded as Dee Snider[16].
  • I Wanna Rock's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Wanna Rock'}[17].
  • I Wanna Rock'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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c863c60d-3d41-4597-9660-2154569c0ef1[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Wanna Rock was Twisted Sister[11]. It was produced by Tom Werman[10].

Publication

I Wanna Rock was released on October 1984[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include heavy metal music[4] and glam metal[5]. It is part of Stay Hungry[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include We're Not Gonna Take It![6] and We're Not Gonna Take It[7]. Successors include We're Not Gonna Take It[8].

Why It Matters

I Wanna Rock ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Atlantic Records Dee Snider

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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I Wanna Rock. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-wanna-rock
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-wanna-rock_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I Wanna Rock}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-wanna-rock}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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