On Through the Night

1980 debut studio album by Def Leppard
MusicAlbum album Q738887
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On Through the Night

Summary

On Through the Night is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On Through the Night's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • On Through the Night's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • On Through the Night followed The Def Leppard E.P.[5].
  • On Through the Night was produced by Tom Allom[6].
  • Among the performers on On Through the Night was Def Leppard[7].
  • On Through the Night's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[8].
  • On Through the Night's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • On Through the Night is part of Def Leppard studio albums discography[10].
  • On Through the Night's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • On Through the Night was distributed by LP record[12].
  • On Through the Night was published on March 14, 1980[13].
  • On Through the Night's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On Through the Night'}[14].
  • On Through the Night's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+6'}[15].
  • On Through the Night's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+5'}[16].
  • On Through the Night's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

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[18]

  • First release date: 1980-03-14[19]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock[20]

  • Community tags: 1980, 9102 040, british metal, classic rock, contemporary pop/rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, new wave of british heavy metal, pop-metal, pop/rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 23434a86-e665-3722-8dae-214f0fb97f3a[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

On Through the Night was performed by Def Leppard[7]. It was produced by Tom Allom[6].

Publication

On Through the Night was published on March 14, 1980[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Def Leppard studio albums discography[10]. It was distributed by LP record[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

On Through the Night followed The Def Leppard E.P.[5].

Why It Matters

On Through the Night ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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