Passing Strangers

1980 single by Ultravox
VisualArtwork single Q7142657
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Passing Strangers

Summary

Passing Strangers is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Passing Strangers's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Passing Strangers's genre is post-punk[4].
  • Passing Strangers followed Sleepwalk[5].
  • Passing Strangers was followed by Vienna[6].
  • Among the performers on Passing Strangers was Ultravox[7].
  • Passing Strangers's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[8].
  • Passing Strangers was published on October 15, 1980[9].
  • Passing Strangers's different from is recorded as Passing Strangers[10].
  • Passing Strangers's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Vienna[11].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[12]

  • First release date: 1980-10-15[13]

  • Genre(s): electronic, new wave, post-punk, rock, synth-pop[14]

  • Community tags: electronic, new wave, post-punk, rock, synth-pop[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9d31b38a-e971-4489-a6d0-69656e044bb7[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Passing Strangers was Ultravox[7].

Publication

Passing Strangers was published on October 15, 1980[9]. Its genre is post-punk[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Passing Strangers followed Sleepwalk[5]. It was followed by Vienna[6].

Why It Matters

Passing Strangers ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

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.
  5. [16] . 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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