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Life in the Fast Lane

original song written and composed by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh; first recorded by Eagles in 1977
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Life in the Fast Lane

Summary

Life in the Fast Lane is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (641 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Life in the Fast Lane's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's composer is recorded as Joe Walsh[4].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's composer is recorded as Glenn Frey[5].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's composer is recorded as Don Henley[6].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's genre is rock music[7].
  • Among the performers on Life in the Fast Lane was Eagles[8].
  • Life in the Fast Lane was performed by Jill Johnson[9].
  • Life in the Fast Lane was performed by Jill Johnson[10].
  • Life in the Fast Lane is part of Hotel California[11].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Life in the Fast Lane was published on 1976[13].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's lyricist is recorded as Joe Walsh[14].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's lyricist is recorded as Glenn Frey[15].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's lyricist is recorded as Don Henley[16].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Life in the Fast Lane'}[17].
  • Life in the Fast Lane's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

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[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c0e930a5-1e4b-3959-95a7-1c7b2b273bff[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Eagles[8] and Jill Johnson[9].

Publication

Life in the Fast Lane was released on 1976[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is rock music[7]. It is part of Hotel California[11].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Life in the Fast Lane include Life on the Fast Lane[21], a television series episode[22], directed by David Silverman[23].

Why It Matters

Life in the Fast Lane ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (641 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Entities named for it include Life on the Fast Lane[21], a television series episode[22], directed by David Silverman[23].

Related Entities

Don Henley Eagles Glenn Frey Jill Johnson Joe Walsh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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