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Rock Around the Clock

1950s pioneering rock 'n' roll song
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Rock Around the Clock
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Summary

Rock Around the Clock is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: single[3]
  • Genre: rock and roll[4], rockabilly[5]
  • Followed by: Shake, Rattle and Roll[6]
  • Performer: Bill Haley & His Comets[7]
  • Record label: United Artists Records[8], Decca[9]
  • Part of: Rock Around the Clock[10]
  • Commons category: Rock Around the Clock[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12]
  • Distribution format: vinyl record[13], phonograph record[14]
  • Inception: April 12, 1954[15]
  • Publication date: 1954[16]
  • Replaced by: Happy Days[17]
  • Title: Rock Around the Clock[18]
  • Duration: 128 seconds[19]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cd322121-03be-4774-8077-f1dd760ab245[21]

Why It Matters

Rock Around the Clock has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Decca

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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