Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Summary

Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,850 views/month, #102 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's composer is recorded as Bob Dylan^[4].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's genre is rock music^[5].
• Among the performers on Knockin' on Heaven's Door was Bob Dylan^[6].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door was performed by Eric Clapton^[7].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door was performed by Arthur Louis^[8].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door was performed by Guns N' Roses^[9].
• Among the performers on Knockin' on Heaven's Door was Guns N' Roses^[10].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door was performed by Dunblane^[11].
• Among the performers on Knockin' on Heaven's Door was Warren Zevon^[12].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door was released on 1973^[14].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's lyricist is recorded as Bob Dylan^[15].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"}^[16].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's has characteristic is recorded as film song^[17].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's different from is recorded as Knockin' on Heaven's Door^[18].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's form of creative work is recorded as song^[19].
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door's music created for is recorded as Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid^[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[21]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock^[22]

• Community tags: alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4195adde-cfcf-3cc5-ab3f-405a9fdca8a9^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bob Dylan^[6], Eric Clapton^[7], Arthur Louis^[8], Guns N' Roses^[9], Dunblane^[11], and Warren Zevon^[12].

Publication

Knockin' on Heaven's Door was published on 1973^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is rock music^[5].

Why It Matters

Knockin' on Heaven's Door ranks in the top 0.53% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,850 views/month, #102 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]