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Killing an Arab

original song composed by Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, words by Robert Smith; first recorded by The Cure
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Summary

Killing an Arab is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (860 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Killing an Arab's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Killing an Arab's composer is recorded as Robert Smith[4].
  • Killing an Arab's composer is recorded as Lol Tolhurst[5].
  • Killing an Arab's composer is recorded as Michael Dempsey[6].
  • Killing an Arab's genre is post-punk[7].
  • Among the performers on Killing an Arab was The Cure[8].
  • Killing an Arab was performed by The Cure[9].
  • Killing an Arab is part of Boys Don't Cry[10].
  • Killing an Arab's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • 1975 marks the founding of Killing an Arab[12].
  • Killing an Arab was published on 1978[13].
  • Killing an Arab's lyricist is recorded as Robert Smith[14].
  • Killing an Arab's main subject is murder[15].
  • Killing an Arab's main subject is hala[16].
  • The Stranger inspired Killing an Arab[17].
  • Killing an Arab's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.thecure.com/lyrics/killing-an-arab/[18].
  • Killing an Arab's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killing an Arab'}[19].
  • Killing an Arab's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Standing on a beach'}[20].
  • Killing an Arab's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killing an Arab'}[21].
  • Killing an Arab's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a308c4cf-38a4-3569-8acb-8cc537e58c9d[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Cure[8].

Publication

Killing an Arab was released on 1978[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is post-punk[7]. It is part of Boys Don't Cry[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include murder[15] and hala[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Stranger inspired Killing an Arab[17].

Why It Matters

Killing an Arab ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (860 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Robert Smith The Cure The Stranger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . thecure.com. Retrieved . thecure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . thecure.com. Retrieved . thecure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . thecure.com. Retrieved . thecure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Never Enough: The Story of The Cure (2009 Omnibus Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . thecure.com. Retrieved . thecure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Never Enough: The Story of The Cure (2009 Omnibus Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Never Enough: The Story of The Cure (2009 Omnibus Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Never Enough: The Story of The Cure (2009 Omnibus Press ed.). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . thecure.com. Retrieved . thecure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → post-punk
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    Part of → Boys Don't Cry
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