Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

1980 studio album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
MusicAlbum album Q3177500
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Summary

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's genre is electropop[5].
  • Among the performers on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark[6].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's record label is recorded as Dindisc Records[7].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is part of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums discography[9].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's review score is recorded as 3[12].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was published on February 22, 1980[13].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark'}[14].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[15].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's has characteristic is recorded as eponymously titled work[16].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[17].
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[19]

  • First release date: 1980-02-22[20]

  • Genre(s): electronic, new wave, pop, synth-pop[21]

  • Community tags: electronic, new wave, pop, synth-pop, synthpop[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4165a5fd-d85f-3020-9016-bad3d516b4e9[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was performed by it[6].

Publication

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was published on February 22, 1980[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include synth-pop[4] and electropop[5]. It is part of it albums discography[9]. It was distributed by music streaming[11].

Reception

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's review score is recorded as 3[12].

Why It Matters

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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