It's a Heartache

original song written and composed by Scott & Wolfe; first recorded by Bonnie Tyler and released in 1977
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q724859
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It's a Heartache

Summary

It's a Heartache is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (961 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Heartache received the SNEP platinum single[3].
  • It's a Heartache's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • It's a Heartache's composer is recorded as Ronnie Scott[5].
  • It's a Heartache's composer is recorded as Steve Wolfe[6].
  • It's a Heartache's genre is country pop[7].
  • It's a Heartache's genre is folk rock[8].
  • It's a Heartache's genre is country music[9].
  • It's a Heartache was performed by Bonnie Tyler[10].
  • Among the performers on It's a Heartache was Birgitta Wollgård[11].
  • Among the performers on It's a Heartache was Jill Johnson[12].
  • It's a Heartache is part of Natural Force[13].
  • It's a Heartache's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • It's a Heartache was published on November 1977[15].
  • It's a Heartache's lyricist is recorded as Ronnie Scott[16].
  • It's a Heartache's lyricist is recorded as Steve Wolfe[17].
  • It's a Heartache's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It's a Heartache"}[18].
  • It's a Heartache's derivative work is recorded as Notti bianche[19].
  • It's a Heartache's derivative work is recorded as Om du går nu[20].
  • It's a Heartache's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5b673918-3c7f-3f8b-96ae-6c7757270e07[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bonnie Tyler[10], Birgitta Wollgård[11], and Jill Johnson[12].

Publication

It's a Heartache was released on November 1977[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include country pop[7], folk rock[8], and country music[9]. It is part of Natural Force[13].

Reception

It's a Heartache received the SNEP platinum single[3].

Why It Matters

It's a Heartache ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (961 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

What awards did It's a Heartache receive?

Honors received include SNEP platinum single[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Bonnie Tyler, Birgitta Wollgård, Jill Johnson
    Form of creative work song
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