It's a Sin

original song written and composed by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe; first recorded by Pet Shop Boys
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2629703
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It's a Sin

Summary

It's a Sin is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Sin's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • It's a Sin's composer is recorded as Neil Tennant[4].
  • It's a Sin's composer is recorded as Chris Lowe[5].
  • It's a Sin's genre is synth-pop[6].
  • It's a Sin's genre is new wave[7].
  • It's a Sin's genre is disco[8].
  • It's a Sin's genre is Hi-NRG[9].
  • It's a Sin followed Suburbia[10].
  • It's a Sin was followed by What Have I Done to Deserve This?[11].
  • It's a Sin was produced by Julian Mendelsohn[12].
  • Among the performers on It's a Sin was Pet Shop Boys[13].
  • It's a Sin was performed by Paul Anka[14].
  • It's a Sin's record label is recorded as Parlophone[15].
  • It's a Sin is part of Actually[16].
  • It's a Sin's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • It's a Sin was published on June 15, 1987[18].
  • It's a Sin's lyricist is recorded as Neil Tennant[19].
  • It's a Sin's lyricist is recorded as Chris Lowe[20].
  • It's a Sin's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It's a Sin"}[21].
  • It's a Sin's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+299'}[22].
  • It's a Sin's form of creative work is recorded as song[23].

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[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d43b58b5-2cc3-3b73-be47-03c58415ab44[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Pet Shop Boys[13] and Paul Anka[14]. It's a Sin was produced by Julian Mendelsohn[12].

Publication

It's a Sin was published on June 15, 1987[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17]. Genres include synth-pop[6], new wave[7], disco[8], and Hi-NRG[9]. It is part of Actually[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

It's a Sin followed Suburbia[10]. It was followed by What Have I Done to Deserve This?[11].

Why It Matters

It's a Sin ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

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] . 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Pet Shop Boys, Paul Anka
    Part of Actually
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0113395520, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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