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King of Rock

1985 song performed by Run-D.M.C.
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King of Rock

Summary

King of Rock is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King of Rock's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • King of Rock's genre is rap rock[4].
  • King of Rock was followed by You Talk Too Much[5].
  • King of Rock was performed by Run-DMC[6].
  • King of Rock's record label is recorded as Profile Records[7].
  • King of Rock is part of King of Rock[8].
  • King of Rock's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • King of Rock was published on January 15, 1985[10].
  • King of Rock's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fb2450cf-c7c9-3fba-ab05-9416e50337bd[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

King of Rock was performed by Run-DMC[6].

Publication

King of Rock was published on January 15, 1985[10]. Its genre is rap rock[4]. It is part of it[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King of Rock was followed by You Talk Too Much[5].

Why It Matters

King of Rock ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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