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Left to My Own Devices

1988 single by Pet Shop Boys
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Left to My Own Devices

Summary

Left to My Own Devices is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Left to My Own Devices's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Left to My Own Devices's genre is dance-pop[4].
  • Left to My Own Devices's genre is synth-pop[5].
  • Left to My Own Devices's genre is Hi-NRG[6].
  • Left to My Own Devices followed Domino Dancing[7].
  • Left to My Own Devices was followed by It's Alright[8].
  • Left to My Own Devices was produced by Trevor Horn[9].
  • Among the performers on Left to My Own Devices was Pet Shop Boys[10].
  • Left to My Own Devices's record label is recorded as Parlophone[11].
  • Left to My Own Devices is part of Introspective[12].
  • Left to My Own Devices was released on November 14, 1988[13].
  • Left to My Own Devices's lyricist is recorded as Neil Tennant[14].

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: Single[15]

  • First release date: 1988-11-14[16]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, synth-pop[17]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, synth-pop[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 219b35be-147e-33bc-b782-926dd65d1909[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Left to My Own Devices was Pet Shop Boys[10]. It was produced by Trevor Horn[9].

Publication

Left to My Own Devices was released on November 14, 1988[13]. Genres include dance-pop[4], synth-pop[5], and Hi-NRG[6]. It is part of Introspective[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Left to My Own Devices followed Domino Dancing[7]. It was followed by It's Alright[8].

Why It Matters

Left to My Own Devices ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Neil Tennant Parlophone Trevor Horn

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [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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