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Quicksand

original song written, composed, and performed by David Bowie
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3299237
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Quicksand

Summary

Quicksand is a musical work/composition[1]. Quicksand ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quicksand's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Quicksand's composer is recorded as David Bowie[4].
  • Among the performers on Quicksand was David Bowie[5].
  • Quicksand's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Quicksand's lyricist is recorded as David Bowie[7].
  • Quicksand's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Quicksand'}[8].
  • Quicksand's different from is recorded as Quicksand[9].
  • Quicksand's form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

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[11]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, grunge, indie rock, rock[12]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, grunge, indie rock, rock[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da88910e-a857-3921-a757-811a787edebb[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Quicksand was David Bowie[5].

Publication

Quicksand's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

Quicksand ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] Quicksand has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

David Bowie

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Quicksand. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/quicksand-q3299237
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_quicksand-q3299237_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Quicksand}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/quicksand-q3299237}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Aliases → —
    Performer → David Bowie
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9000149622, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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