Mysterious Ways

1991 single by U2
VisualArtwork single Q937445
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Mysterious Ways

Summary

Mysterious Ways is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mysterious Ways's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Mysterious Ways's genre is rock music[4].
  • Mysterious Ways followed The Fly[5].
  • Mysterious Ways was followed by One[6].
  • Mysterious Ways was produced by Daniel Lanois[7].
  • Among the performers on Mysterious Ways was U2[8].
  • Mysterious Ways's record label is recorded as Island Records[9].
  • Mysterious Ways is part of Achtung Baby[10].
  • Mysterious Ways was distributed by compact disc[11].
  • Mysterious Ways was released on November 1, 1991[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5716b432-aa76-3653-af05-ab558eef84d5[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mysterious Ways was performed by U2[8]. It was produced by Daniel Lanois[7].

Publication

Mysterious Ways was published on November 1, 1991[12]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Achtung Baby[10]. It was distributed by compact disc[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mysterious Ways followed The Fly[5]. It was followed by One[6].

Why It Matters

Mysterious Ways ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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.

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

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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