Once in a Lifetime

song by Talking Heads
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q661493
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Once in a Lifetime

Summary

Once in a Lifetime is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,596 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Once in a Lifetime's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Once in a Lifetime's composer is recorded as David Byrne[4].
  • Once in a Lifetime's composer is recorded as Brian Eno[5].
  • Once in a Lifetime's composer is recorded as Chris Frantz[6].
  • Once in a Lifetime's composer is recorded as Jerry Harrison[7].
  • Once in a Lifetime's composer is recorded as Tina Weymouth[8].
  • Once in a Lifetime's genre is new wave[9].
  • Once in a Lifetime's genre is post-punk[10].
  • Once in a Lifetime was followed by Houses in Motion[11].
  • Once in a Lifetime was performed by Talking Heads[12].
  • Among the performers on Once in a Lifetime was Talking Heads[13].
  • Once in a Lifetime is part of Remain in Light[14].
  • Once in a Lifetime's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Once in a Lifetime was released on 1980[16].
  • Once in a Lifetime's lyricist is recorded as David Byrne[17].
  • Once in a Lifetime's lyricist is recorded as Brian Eno[18].
  • Once in a Lifetime's lyricist is recorded as Chris Frantz[19].
  • Once in a Lifetime's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Harrison[20].
  • Once in a Lifetime's lyricist is recorded as Tina Weymouth[21].
  • Once in a Lifetime's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Once in a Lifetime'}[22].
  • Once in a Lifetime's different from is recorded as Once in a Lifetime[23].
  • Once in a Lifetime's form of creative work is recorded as song[24].

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[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fb40783c-21ff-33c5-9591-dc1862118261[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Talking Heads[12].

Publication

Once in a Lifetime was released on 1980[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include new wave[9] and post-punk[10]. It is part of Remain in Light[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Once in a Lifetime was followed by Houses in Motion[11].

Why It Matters

Once in a Lifetime ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,596 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Once in a Lifetime. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/once-in-a-lifetime
MLA “Once in a Lifetime.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/once-in-a-lifetime.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_once-in-a-lifetime_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Once in a Lifetime}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/once-in-a-lifetime}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Talking Heads, Talking Heads
    Part of Remain in Light
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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