Locomotion

original song written and composed by Gordian Troeller, Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey; first recorded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3257765
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Locomotion

Summary

Locomotion is a musical work/composition[1]. Locomotion ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locomotion's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Locomotion's composer is recorded as Paul Humphreys[4].
  • Locomotion's composer is recorded as Andy McCluskey[5].
  • Locomotion's composer is recorded as Gordian Troeller[6].
  • Locomotion's genre is popular music[7].
  • Locomotion was performed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark[8].
  • Locomotion is part of Junk Culture[9].
  • Locomotion's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Locomotion was published on 1984[11].
  • Locomotion's lyricist is recorded as Paul Humphreys[12].
  • Locomotion's lyricist is recorded as Andy McCluskey[13].
  • Locomotion's lyricist is recorded as Gordian Troeller[14].
  • Locomotion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Locomotion'}[15].
  • Locomotion's different from is recorded as Locomotion[16].
  • Locomotion's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7aabd56d-634f-4e71-81d0-f6cb23fbd147[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Locomotion was Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark[8].

Publication

Locomotion was published on 1984[11]. Locomotion's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Locomotion's genre is popular music[7]. Locomotion is part of Junk Culture[9].

Why It Matters

Locomotion ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month).[2] Locomotion has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Locomotion. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/locomotion-q3257765
MLA “Locomotion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/locomotion-q3257765.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_locomotion-q3257765_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Locomotion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/locomotion-q3257765}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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