Just What I Needed

The Cars song
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Just What I Needed

Summary

Just What I Needed is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (713 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Just What I Needed's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Just What I Needed's composer is recorded as Ric Ocasek[4].
  • Just What I Needed's genre is rock music[5].
  • Just What I Needed was followed by My Best Friend's Girl[6].
  • Just What I Needed was produced by Roy Thomas Baker[7].
  • Just What I Needed was performed by The Cars[8].
  • Just What I Needed's record label is recorded as Elektra[9].
  • Just What I Needed is part of The Cars[10].
  • Just What I Needed's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Just What I Needed was published on March 1978[12].
  • Just What I Needed's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f5128e1e-d157-3f10-95e6-e89dfbd1a871[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Just What I Needed was performed by The Cars[8]. It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker[7].

Publication

Just What I Needed was published on March 1978[12]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of The Cars[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Just What I Needed was followed by My Best Friend's Girl[6].

Why It Matters

Just What I Needed ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (713 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

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.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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