Knock on Wood

1966 song
VisualArtwork single Q387838
Knock on Wood
Stax Records / Atlantic Records Sales · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Knock on Wood

Summary

Knock on Wood is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (711 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Knock on Wood's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Knock on Wood's genre is soul[4].
  • Knock on Wood followed Diamond Dogs[5].
  • Knock on Wood was followed by Rock 'n' Roll with Me[6].
  • Knock on Wood was produced by Jim Stewart[7].
  • Knock on Wood was performed by Eddie Floyd[8].
  • Knock on Wood's record label is recorded as Stax Records[9].
  • Knock on Wood is part of Knock on Wood[10].
  • Knock on Wood's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Knock on Wood's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Knock on Wood was published on September 1966[13].
  • Knock on Wood's lyricist is recorded as Eddie Floyd[14].
  • Knock on Wood's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Knock on Wood'}[15].

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.

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  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): dance, disco, funk, pop, r&b, soul[17]

  • Community tags: dance, disco, funk, pop, r&b, soul[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 58b02872-54a6-3b00-b50c-31422c32a302[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Knock on Wood was Eddie Floyd[8]. It was produced by Jim Stewart[7].

Publication

Knock on Wood was released on September 1966[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is soul[4]. It is part of it[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Knock on Wood followed Diamond Dogs[5]. It was followed by Rock 'n' Roll with Me[6].

Why It Matters

Knock on Wood ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (711 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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