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Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are

original song written and composed by Jim Steinman; recorded by Meat Loaf
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7075098
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Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are

Summary

Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's composer is recorded as Jim Steinman[4].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's genre is popular music[5].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are was performed by Meat Loaf[6].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are was released on 1993[8].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's lyricist is recorded as Jim Steinman[9].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are'}[10].
  • Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are'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: 92c36003-7f31-41a1-a7b9-778b2b66ce9e[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are was performed by Meat Loaf[6].

Publication

Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are was released on 1993[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Meat Loaf

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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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Meat Loaf
    Form of creative work → song
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702486541, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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