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King of Pain

1984 single by The Police
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King of Pain

Summary

King of Pain is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King of Pain's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • King of Pain's genre is new wave[4].
  • King of Pain followed Synchronicity II[5].
  • King of Pain was followed by Don't Stand So Close to Me[6].
  • King of Pain was produced by Stewart Copeland[7].
  • Among the performers on King of Pain was The Police[8].
  • King of Pain's record label is recorded as A&M Records[9].
  • King of Pain is part of Synchronicity[10].
  • King of Pain was released on 1984[11].
  • King of Pain's lyricist is recorded as Sting[12].
  • King of Pain's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Synchronicity[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]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock[15]

  • Community tags: alternative rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 74c8051c-1a44-3887-9478-44d3e5c8ddd1[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on King of Pain was The Police[8]. It was produced by Stewart Copeland[7].

Publication

King of Pain was published on 1984[11]. Its genre is new wave[4]. It is part of Synchronicity[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King of Pain followed Synchronicity II[5]. It was followed by Don't Stand So Close to Me[6].

Why It Matters

King of Pain ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

A&M Records Stewart Copeland Sting

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.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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