Sail On, Sailor

song performed by US rock band The Beach Boys
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q6116883
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Sail On, Sailor

Summary

Sail On, Sailor is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sail On, Sailor's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sail On, Sailor's genre is rock music[4].
  • Sail On, Sailor followed Marcella[5].
  • Sail On, Sailor was followed by California Saga/California[6].
  • Sail On, Sailor was produced by Carl Wilson[7].
  • Among the performers on Sail On, Sailor was The Beach Boys[8].
  • Sail On, Sailor's record label is recorded as Brother Records[9].
  • Sail On, Sailor's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[10].
  • Sail On, Sailor is part of Holland[11].
  • Sail On, Sailor's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Sail On, Sailor was published on January 29, 1973[13].
  • Sail On, Sailor's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c279b1dc-ff2a-3483-9543-7ee0bda5c5db[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Sail On, Sailor was The Beach Boys[8]. It was produced by Carl Wilson[7].

Publication

Sail On, Sailor was released on January 29, 1973[13]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Holland[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sail On, Sailor followed Marcella[5]. It was followed by California Saga/California[6].

Why It Matters

Sail On, Sailor ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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