Islands in the Stream

original song written and composed by the Bee Gees; first recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and released in 1983
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1163515
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Islands in the Stream

Summary

Islands in the Stream is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Islands in the Stream's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Islands in the Stream's composer is recorded as Maurice Gibb[4].
  • Islands in the Stream's composer is recorded as Barry Gibb[5].
  • Islands in the Stream's composer is recorded as Robin Gibb[6].
  • Islands in the Stream's genre is country music[7].
  • Islands in the Stream is named after Islands in the Stream[8].
  • Islands in the Stream was performed by Kenny Rogers[9].
  • Among the performers on Islands in the Stream was Bee Gees[10].
  • Among the performers on Islands in the Stream was Bee Gees[11].
  • Among the performers on Islands in the Stream was Wahlströms[12].
  • Islands in the Stream was performed by Mona Gustafsson[13].
  • Islands in the Stream's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Islands in the Stream was released on August 15, 1983[15].
  • Islands in the Stream's lyricist is recorded as Maurice Gibb[16].
  • Islands in the Stream's lyricist is recorded as Barry Gibb[17].
  • Islands in the Stream's lyricist is recorded as Robin Gibb[18].
  • Islands in the Stream's tonality is recorded as C major[19].
  • Islands in the Stream's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Islands in the Stream'}[20].
  • Islands in the Stream's different from is recorded as Islands in the Stream[21].
  • Islands in the Stream's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+248'}[22].
  • Islands in the Stream's derivative work is recorded as Öar i ett hav[23].
  • Islands in the Stream's derivative work is recorded as A Cappella Medley[24].
  • Islands in the Stream's form of creative work is recorded as song[25].

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[26]

  • Genre(s): ballad, country, pop[27]

  • Community tags: ballad, country, pop, vocal[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7fe3fd84-f36f-3489-ae46-ceec11702b8d[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Kenny Rogers[9], Bee Gees[10], Wahlströms[12], and Mona Gustafsson[13].

Publication

Islands in the Stream was released on August 15, 1983[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is country music[7].

Why It Matters

Islands in the Stream ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . 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.
  14. [16] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Performer Kenny Rogers, Bee Gees, Bee Gees +2
    Form of creative work song
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