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Interpol

American rock band from New York City
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Summary

Interpol is a musical group[1]. Interpol ranks in the top 0.7% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,077 views/month, #144 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: Joy Division[3], Television[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Genre: alternative rock[6], indie rock[7], post-punk revival[8]
  • Record label: Matador Records[9], Capitol Records[10], Parlophone[11]
  • Discography: Interpol discography[12]
  • Commons category: Interpol (band)[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Has part(s): Paul Banks[15], Sam Fogarino[16], Daniel Kessler[17]
  • Inception: 1997[18]
  • Location of formation: New York City[19]
  • Official website: http://www.interpolnyc.com/[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Interpol (band)[21]
  • Commons gallery: Interpol (band)[22]
  • Nominated for: Shortlist Music Prize[23]
  • Official name: Interpol[24]
  • Native label: Interpol[25]
  • Start of work period: 1998[26]
  • Social media followers: 179,982[27], 178,860[28], 184,188[29], 198,869[30]

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

  • Type: Group[31]

  • Country: US[32]

  • Began / founded: 1997[33]

  • Genre(s): indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival[34]

  • Community tags: american, indie rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, usa[35]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b23e8a63-8f47-4882-b55b-df2c92ef400e[36]

Why It Matters

Interpol has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Interpol is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Capitol Records Interpol Joy Division New York City Parlophone United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Krzysztof 13 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Joy Division, Television
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