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Police and Thieves

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Police and Thieves

Summary

Police and Thieves is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Police and Thieves's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Police and Thieves's composer is recorded as Junior Murvin[4].
  • Police and Thieves's genre is punk rock[5].
  • Police and Thieves was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry[6].
  • Among the performers on Police and Thieves was Junior Murvin[7].
  • Police and Thieves's record label is recorded as Island Records[8].
  • Police and Thieves is part of The Clash[9].
  • Police and Thieves was released on May 1976[10].
  • Police and Thieves's lyricist is recorded as Junior Murvin[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]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7d383382-87e4-3a1e-9d03-6f30451316f6[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Police and Thieves was Junior Murvin[7]. It was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry[6].

Publication

Police and Thieves was released on May 1976[10]. Its genre is punk rock[5]. It is part of The Clash[9].

Why It Matters

Police and Thieves ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Island Records Lee "Scratch" Perry

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Police and Thieves. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/police-and-thieves
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_police-and-thieves_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Police and Thieves}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/police-and-thieves}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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