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Man in the Mirror

original song written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett; first recorded in 1987 by Michael Jackson
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q380379
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Man in the Mirror

Summary

Man in the Mirror is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.067% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,826 views/month, #13 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Man in the Mirror received the Genesis Award[3].
  • Man in the Mirror's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Man in the Mirror's composer is recorded as Siedah Garrett[5].
  • Man in the Mirror's composer is recorded as Glen Ballard[6].
  • Man in the Mirror's genre is pop music[7].
  • Man in the Mirror was performed by Q2831[8].
  • Man in the Mirror is part of Bad[9].
  • Man in the Mirror's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Man in the Mirror was released on 1987[11].
  • Man in the Mirror's lyricist is recorded as Siedah Garrett[12].
  • Man in the Mirror's lyricist is recorded as Glen Ballard[13].
  • Man in the Mirror's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Man in the Mirror'}[14].
  • Man in the Mirror's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Man in the Mirror was Q2831[8].

Publication

Man in the Mirror was released on 1987[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop music[7]. It is part of Bad[9].

Reception

Man in the Mirror received the Genesis Award[3].

Why It Matters

Man in the Mirror ranks in the top 0.067% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,826 views/month, #13 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What awards did Man in the Mirror receive?

Honors received include Genesis Award[3].

Related Entities

Bad

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Q2831
    Form of creative work → song
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0709150811, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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