Ice in the Sun

1968 single by Status Quo
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Ice in the Sun

Summary

Ice in the Sun is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ice in the Sun's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Ice in the Sun's genre is psychedelic rock[4].
  • Ice in the Sun followed Black Veils of Melancholy[5].
  • Ice in the Sun was followed by Make Me Stay a Bit Longer[6].
  • Ice in the Sun was produced by John Schroeder[7].
  • Among the performers on Ice in the Sun was Status Quo[8].
  • Ice in the Sun's record label is recorded as Pye Records[9].
  • Ice in the Sun is part of Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo[10].
  • Ice in the Sun was published on July 26, 1968[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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dd2af553-d792-48ae-bfbd-29038b1ff5d8[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Ice in the Sun was Status Quo[8]. It was produced by John Schroeder[7].

Publication

Ice in the Sun was published on July 26, 1968[11]. Its genre is psychedelic rock[4]. It is part of Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ice in the Sun followed Black Veils of Melancholy[5]. It was followed by Make Me Stay a Bit Longer[6].

Why It Matters

Ice in the Sun ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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.

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

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ice in the Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ice-in-the-sun
MLA “Ice in the Sun.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ice-in-the-sun.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ice-in-the-sun_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ice in the Sun}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ice-in-the-sun}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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