New Orleans Is Sinking

1989 song performed by The Tragically Hip
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q17065064
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New Orleans Is Sinking

Summary

New Orleans Is Sinking is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Orleans Is Sinking's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking's genre is rock music[4].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking followed Blow at High Dough[5].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking was followed by Boots or Hearts[6].
  • Among the performers on New Orleans Is Sinking was The Tragically Hip[7].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking's record label is recorded as MCA Inc.[8].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking is part of Up to Here[9].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking was released on November 1989[10].
  • New Orleans Is Sinking's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, arena rock, rock, rock and roll[12]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, arena rock, rock, rock and roll[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25697731-007a-3024-824a-1d8b271b7aa1[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on New Orleans Is Sinking was The Tragically Hip[7].

Publication

New Orleans Is Sinking was published on November 1989[10]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Up to Here[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

New Orleans Is Sinking followed Blow at High Dough[5]. It was followed by Boots or Hearts[6].

Why It Matters

New Orleans Is Sinking ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month).[2]

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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). New Orleans Is Sinking. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/new-orleans-is-sinking
MLA “New Orleans Is Sinking.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/new-orleans-is-sinking.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_new-orleans-is-sinking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{New Orleans Is Sinking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/new-orleans-is-sinking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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