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One Step Closer

2004 song by U2
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One Step Closer

Summary

One Step Closer is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • One Step Closer's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • One Step Closer's genre is rock and roll[4].
  • One Step Closer was followed by Original of the Species[5].
  • One Step Closer was produced by Chris Thomas[6].
  • One Step Closer was performed by U2[7].
  • One Step Closer's record label is recorded as Island Records[8].
  • One Step Closer is part of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb[9].
  • One Step Closer was released on November 23, 2004[10].
  • One Step Closer'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]

  • Genre(s): arena rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock[13]

  • Community tags: arena rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e095dfad-fd62-35fe-82b7-54a30dbf8227[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on One Step Closer was U2[7]. It was produced by Chris Thomas[6].

Publication

One Step Closer was published on November 23, 2004[10]. Its genre is rock and roll[4]. It is part of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

One Step Closer was followed by Original of the Species[5].

Why It Matters

One Step Closer ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Bono U2

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_one-step-closer-q9052456_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{One Step Closer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/one-step-closer-q9052456}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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