No Self Control

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1980)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3342465
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No Self Control

Summary

No Self Control 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

  • No Self Control's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • No Self Control's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • No Self Control's genre is progressive rock[5].
  • No Self Control's genre is pop music[6].
  • No Self Control's genre is art rock[7].
  • No Self Control followed Games Without Frontiers[8].
  • No Self Control was followed by Biko[9].
  • No Self Control was produced by Steve Lillywhite[10].
  • Among the performers on No Self Control was Peter Gabriel[11].
  • No Self Control's record label is recorded as Charisma[12].
  • No Self Control's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[13].
  • No Self Control is part of Peter Gabriel[14].
  • No Self Control is part of Plays Live[15].
  • No Self Control is part of Live in Athens 1987[16].
  • No Self Control is part of Live in Athens 1987[17].
  • No Self Control is part of PoV[18].
  • No Self Control is part of Back to Front: Live in London[19].
  • No Self Control is part of Hit[20].
  • No Self Control is part of Back to Front: Live in London[21].
  • No Self Control's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • No Self Control's language of work or name is recorded as German[23].
  • No Self Control's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • No Self Control was published on May 5, 1980[25].
  • No Self Control's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel[26].
  • No Self Control's main subject is mental breakdown[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on No Self Control was Peter Gabriel[11]. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite[10].

Publication

No Self Control was published on May 5, 1980[25]. Languages include English[22] and German[23]. Genres include progressive rock[5], pop music[6], and art rock[7]. Part of include Peter Gabriel[14], an album[28]; Plays Live[15], an album[29]; Live in Athens 1987[16], an album[30]; PoV[18], a video album[31]; Back to Front: Live in London[19], an album[32]; and Hit[20], an album[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include mental breakdown[27], nervousness[34], and addiction[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

No Self Control followed Games Without Frontiers[8]. It was followed by Biko[9].

Why It Matters

No Self Control 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.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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