Rattle and Hum

1988 double live/studio album by U2
MusicAlbum album Q478327
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Rattle and Hum is a musicalbum classified within the genres of blues rock and roots rock.

Rattle and Hum

Summary

Rattle and Hum is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,957 views/month, #557 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rattle and Hum's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Rattle and Hum's genre is blues rock[4].
  • Rattle and Hum's genre is roots rock[5].
  • Rattle and Hum was produced by Jimmy Iovine[6].
  • Rattle and Hum was performed by U2[7].
  • Rattle and Hum's record label is recorded as Island Records[8].
  • Rattle and Hum's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Rattle and Hum's place of publication is recorded as Ireland[10].
  • Rattle and Hum is part of U2's albums in chronological order[11].
  • Rattle and Hum's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Rattle and Hum was distributed by 2 × LP[13].
  • Rattle and Hum was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Rattle and Hum's review score is recorded as 3[15].
  • Rattle and Hum's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Sun Studio[16].
  • Rattle and Hum's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Point Theatre[17].
  • Rattle and Hum's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Danesmoate House[18].
  • Rattle and Hum's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as A&M Studios[19].
  • Rattle and Hum's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Ocean Way Recording[20].
  • Rattle and Hum's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Rattle and Hum was published on October 10, 1988[22].
  • Rattle and Hum's tracklist is recorded as Helter Skelter[23].
  • Rattle and Hum's tracklist is recorded as Van Diemen's Land[24].
  • Rattle and Hum's tracklist is recorded as Desire[25].
  • Rattle and Hum's tracklist is recorded as Hawkmoon 269[26].
  • Rattle and Hum's tracklist is recorded as All Along the Watchtower[27].

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: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1988-10-10[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, blues rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk, rock, rock and roll, roots rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, blues rock, general rock, indie rock, pop rock, pop/rock, post-punk, rock, rock & roll, rock and roll, roots rock, todd in the shadows[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf965ead-7c91-3a9b-93c8-cf941242ee65[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Rattle and Hum was U2[7]. It was produced by Jimmy Iovine[6].

Publication

Rattle and Hum was released on October 10, 1988[22]. Place of publication include United States[9] and Ireland[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include blues rock[4] and roots rock[5]. It is part of U2's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × LP[13] and music streaming[14].

Reception

Rattle and Hum's review score is recorded as 3[15].

Why It Matters

Rattle and Hum ranks in the top 0.92% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,957 views/month, #557 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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