On the Air

Summary

On the Air is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• On the Air's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• On the Air's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel^[4].
• On the Air's genre is art rock^[5].
• On the Air's genre is pop music^[6].
• On the Air's genre is progressive rock^[7].
• On the Air was produced by Robert Fripp^[8].
• On the Air was performed by Peter Gabriel^[9].
• On the Air's record label is recorded as Charisma^[10].
• On the Air's record label is recorded as Atco Records^[11].
• On the Air is part of Peter Gabriel^[12].
• On the Air is part of Plays Live^[13].
• On the Air is part of Peter Gabriel Revisited^[14].
• On the Air's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• On the Air's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• On the Air was published on June 1, 1978^[17].
• On the Air's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel^[18].
• On the Air's main subject is shortwave radio^[19].
• On the Air's main subject is DXing^[20].
• On the Air's main subject is character^[21].
• On the Air's main subject is imagination^[22].
• On the Air's title is recorded as On the Air^[23].
• On the Air's first line is recorded as Built in the belly of junk by the river my cabin stands / Made from the trash I dug out the heap, with my own fair hands^[24].
• On the Air's last line is recorded as On the air / On the air^[25].
• On the Air's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[26].
• On the Air's form of creative work is recorded as Lied^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, progressive rock, rock^[29]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art rock, progressive rock, rock^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: f020b5a7-be34-4557-b849-382caa3871f1^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

On the Air was performed by Peter Gabriel^[9]. It was produced by Robert Fripp^[8].

Publication

On the Air was published on June 1, 1978^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include art rock^[5], pop music^[6], and progressive rock^[7]. Part of include Peter Gabriel^[12], an album^[32]; Plays Live^[13], an album^[33]; and Peter Gabriel Revisited^[14], an album^[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include shortwave radio^[19], DXing^[20], character^[21], and imagination^[22].

Why It Matters

On the Air ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).^[2]