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I Want a New Drug

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I Want a New Drug

Summary

I Want a New Drug is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Want a New Drug's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Want a New Drug's genre is pop rock[4].
  • I Want a New Drug followed Heart and Soul[5].
  • I Want a New Drug was followed by The Heart of Rock & Roll[6].
  • I Want a New Drug was performed by Huey Lewis and the News[7].
  • I Want a New Drug's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[8].
  • I Want a New Drug is part of Sports[9].
  • I Want a New Drug's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • I Want a New Drug was published on January 3, 1984[11].

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[12]

  • Community tags: ripped off[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 51af017d-2d31-34fe-bc1e-2f40d8a158d8[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Want a New Drug was Huey Lewis and the News[7].

Publication

I Want a New Drug was published on January 3, 1984[11]. Its genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of Sports[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Want a New Drug followed Heart and Soul[5]. It was followed by The Heart of Rock & Roll[6].

Why It Matters

I Want a New Drug ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (634 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Huey Lewis United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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