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protest song

song that is associated with a movement for social change
Intangible music_genre Q829147
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protest song

Summary

protest song is a music genre[1]. It draws 1,033 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #270 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • protest song's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • protest song's instance of is recorded as song type[4].
  • protest song is a type of topical song[5].
  • protest song's Commons category is recorded as Protest songs[6].
  • protest song's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Protest songs[7].
  • protest song's main subject is protest[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre[3] and song type[4]. protest song is a type of topical song[5].

Why It Matters

protest song draws 1,033 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #270 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). protest song. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/protest-song
MLA “protest song.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/protest-song.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_protest-song_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{protest song}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/protest-song}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → topical song
    Instance of → music genre, song type
    Topic's main category → Category:Protest songs
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12465, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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