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Needle in the Hay

1995 song by Elliott Smith
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Needle in the Hay

Summary

Needle in the Hay is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Needle in the Hay's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Needle in the Hay's genre is independent music[4].
  • Needle in the Hay followed No Confidence Man[5].
  • Needle in the Hay was followed by Division Day[6].
  • Among the performers on Needle in the Hay was Elliott Smith[7].
  • Needle in the Hay's record label is recorded as Kill Rock Stars[8].
  • Needle in the Hay is part of Elliott Smith[9].
  • Needle in the Hay was released on January 1, 1995[10].
  • Needle in the Hay's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[12]

  • First release date: 1995[13]

  • Genre(s): indie rock, lo-fi, rock[14]

  • Community tags: indie rock, lo-fi, rock[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8a0b6b77-0328-33dc-9d04-52aef288d1e9[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Needle in the Hay was performed by Elliott Smith[7].

Publication

Needle in the Hay was released on January 1, 1995[10]. Its genre is independent music[4]. It is part of Elliott Smith[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Needle in the Hay followed No Confidence Man[5]. It was followed by Division Day[6].

Why It Matters

Needle in the Hay ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Elliott Smith

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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