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Nightporter

original song written and composed by David Sylvian; recorded by Japan
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Nightporter

Summary

Nightporter is a musical work/composition[1]. Nightporter ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nightporter's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Nightporter's composer is recorded as David Sylvian[4].
  • Nightporter's genre is popular music[5].
  • Nightporter was performed by Japan[6].
  • Nightporter's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Nightporter was released on 1980[8].
  • Nightporter's lyricist is recorded as David Sylvian[9].
  • Nightporter's title is recorded as Nightporter[10].
  • Nightporter'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

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9348e086-d4f2-4be1-b8e9-76e3ec8d5ef0[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Nightporter was Japan[6].

Publication

Nightporter was published on 1980[8]. Nightporter's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Nightporter's genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Nightporter ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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.

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). Nightporter. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nightporter
MLA “Nightporter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/nightporter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nightporter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Nightporter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nightporter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → popular music
    Form of creative work → song
    Lyricist → David Sylvian
    Imported from → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101820103, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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