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I Will Follow

1980 single by U2
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I Will Follow

Summary

I Will Follow is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Will Follow's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Will Follow's genre is rock music[4].
  • I Will Follow followed A Day Without Me[5].
  • I Will Follow followed I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight[6].
  • I Will Follow was followed by Fire[7].
  • I Will Follow was followed by Blow Your House Down[8].
  • I Will Follow was produced by Steve Lillywhite[9].
  • I Will Follow was performed by U2[10].
  • I Will Follow's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[11].
  • I Will Follow's record label is recorded as Island Records[12].
  • I Will Follow is part of Boy[13].
  • I Will Follow was published on October 24, 1980[14].
  • I Will Follow's lyricist is recorded as Bono[15].

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[16]

  • Genre(s): arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[17]

  • Community tags: arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 187bd6ae-98f6-3416-9d16-78ad83241673[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on I Will Follow was U2[10]. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite[9].

Publication

I Will Follow was released on October 24, 1980[14]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Boy[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include A Day Without Me[5] and I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight[6]. Successors include Fire[7] and Blow Your House Down[8].

Why It Matters

I Will Follow ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Adam Clayton Bono Columbia Records Island Records Larry Mullen Jr. The Edge U2

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.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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