Mandela Day

original song written and composed by Simple Minds
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q6747954
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Mandela Day

Summary

Mandela Day is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mandela Day's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Mandela Day's composer is recorded as Charlie Burchill[4].
  • Mandela Day's composer is recorded as Jim Kerr[5].
  • Mandela Day's composer is recorded as Mick MacNeil[6].
  • Mandela Day's genre is alternative rock[7].
  • Nelson Mandela is named after Mandela Day[8].
  • Mandela Day was followed by Belfast Child[9].
  • Among the performers on Mandela Day was Simple Minds[10].
  • Mandela Day is part of Street Fighting Years[11].
  • Mandela Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Mandela Day was published on 1988[13].
  • Mandela Day's lyricist is recorded as Charlie Burchill[14].
  • Mandela Day's lyricist is recorded as Jim Kerr[15].
  • Mandela Day's lyricist is recorded as Mick MacNeil[16].
  • Mandela Day's main subject is Nelson Mandela[17].
  • Mandela Day's main subject is imprisonment[18].
  • Mandela Day's date of first performance is recorded as June 11, 1988[19].
  • Mandela Day's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mandela Day'}[20].
  • Mandela Day's location of first performance is recorded as Wembley Stadium[21].
  • Mandela Day's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 121fadb9-8936-329d-8fd6-988a78970ae7[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Mandela Day was Simple Minds[10].

Publication

Mandela Day was published on 1988[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is alternative rock[7]. It is part of Street Fighting Years[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Nelson Mandela[17] and imprisonment[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mandela Day was followed by Belfast Child[9].

Why It Matters

Mandela Day ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Simple Minds
    Part of Street Fighting Years
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