Man in the Box

original song written and composed by Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley; first recorded by Alice in Chains
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q943205
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Man in the Box

Summary

Man in the Box is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,004 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Man in the Box's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Man in the Box's composer is recorded as Jerry Cantrell[4].
  • Man in the Box's composer is recorded as Layne Staley[5].
  • Man in the Box's genre is grunge[6].
  • Man in the Box followed We Die Young[7].
  • Man in the Box was followed by Sea of Sorrow[8].
  • Man in the Box was produced by Dave Jerden[9].
  • Among the performers on Man in the Box was Alice in Chains[10].
  • Man in the Box's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[11].
  • Man in the Box is part of Facelift[12].
  • Man in the Box's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Man in the Box was published on 1991[14].
  • Man in the Box's lyricist is recorded as Layne Staley[15].
  • Man in the Box's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Cantrell[16].
  • Man in the Box's published in is recorded as Facelift[17].
  • Man in the Box's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Man in the Box'}[18].
  • Man in the Box's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fdc85c7f-29c6-3a67-b01b-5c9f948f872b[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Man in the Box was performed by Alice in Chains[10]. It was produced by Dave Jerden[9].

Publication

Man in the Box was released on 1991[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is grunge[6]. It is part of Facelift[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Man in the Box followed We Die Young[7]. It was followed by Sea of Sorrow[8].

Why It Matters

Man in the Box ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,004 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Alice in Chains
    Form of creative work song
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