In the Air Tonight

1981 song by Phil Collins
VisualArtwork single Q546425
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In the Air Tonight

Summary

In the Air Tonight is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,092 views/month, #32 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • In the Air Tonight's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • In the Air Tonight's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • In the Air Tonight's genre is rock music[5].
  • In the Air Tonight was followed by I Missed Again[6].
  • In the Air Tonight was produced by Dame Grease[7].
  • Among the performers on In the Air Tonight was Phil Collins[8].
  • In the Air Tonight's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[9].
  • In the Air Tonight is part of Face Value[10].
  • In the Air Tonight's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • In the Air Tonight was published on January 9, 1981[12].
  • In the Air Tonight's lyricist is recorded as Phil Collins[13].
  • In the Air Tonight's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In the Air Tonight'}[14].
  • In the Air Tonight's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[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): alternative metal, gothic rock, industrial metal, rock[17]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, gothic rock, industrial metal, rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b9a05cea-1b4d-3139-980e-a48e14537800[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

In the Air Tonight was performed by Phil Collins[8]. It was produced by Dame Grease[7].

Publication

In the Air Tonight was released on January 9, 1981[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of Face Value[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

In the Air Tonight was followed by I Missed Again[6].

Why It Matters

In the Air Tonight ranks in the top 0.14% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,092 views/month, #32 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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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