On the Night

live album by Dire Straits
MusicAlbum album Q1341045
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On the Night

Summary

On the Night is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Night's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • On the Night's instance of is recorded as video album[4].
  • On the Night's genre is rock music[5].
  • On the Night was produced by Mark Knopfler[6].
  • On the Night was performed by Dire Straits[7].
  • On the Night's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[8].
  • On the Night's record label is recorded as Warner Records Inc.[9].
  • On the Night's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • On the Night is part of Dire Straits' albums in chronological order[11].
  • On the Night's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • On the Night was distributed by compact disc[13].
  • On the Night was distributed by direct-to-video[14].
  • On the Night was released on May 10, 1993[15].
  • On the Night's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On the Night'}[16].
  • On the Night's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2757'}[17].
  • On the Night's form of creative work is recorded as live album[18].
  • On the Night's form of creative work is recorded as live video album[19].
  • On the Night's set in environment is recorded as concert hall[20].
  • On the Night's recording date is recorded as May 1992[21].

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: Album[22]

  • Secondary type(s): Live[23]

  • First release date: 1993-05-10[24]

  • Genre(s): blues rock, country rock, pop, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, roots rock[25]

  • Community tags: blues rock, country rock, live, pop, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, rock_pop rock_live, roots rock[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f8a4b5a-f4f4-364b-b4ac-74fbc9c14b8c[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

On the Night was performed by Dire Straits[7]. It was produced by Mark Knopfler[6].

Publication

On the Night was released on May 10, 1993[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of Dire Straits' albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[13] and direct-to-video[14].

Why It Matters

On the Night ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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