Magic

1984 single by The Cars
VisualArtwork single Q6730574
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Magic

Summary

Magic is a single[1]. Magic ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magic's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Magic's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Magic's composer is recorded as Ric Ocasek[5].
  • Magic's genre is rock music[6].
  • Magic followed You Might Think[7].
  • Magic was followed by Drive[8].
  • Magic was produced by Mutt Lange[9].
  • Magic was performed by The Cars[10].
  • Magic's record label is recorded as Elektra[11].
  • Magic is part of Heartbeat City[12].
  • Magic's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Magic was published on May 7, 1984[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: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c7b0bfd-f204-401d-9096-e574f4212686[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Magic was performed by The Cars[10]. Magic was produced by Mutt Lange[9].

Publication

Magic was published on May 7, 1984[14]. Magic's genre is rock music[6]. Magic is part of Heartbeat City[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Magic followed You Might Think[7]. Magic was followed by Drive[8].

Why It Matters

Magic ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[2] Magic has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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

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.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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