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Sanctuary

original song written and composed by Paul Di'Anno, Dave Murray, Steve Harris
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Sanctuary

Summary

Sanctuary is a musical work/composition[1]. Sanctuary ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sanctuary's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sanctuary's composer is recorded as Paul Di'Anno[4].
  • Sanctuary's composer is recorded as Dave Murray[5].
  • Sanctuary's composer is recorded as Steve Harris[6].
  • Sanctuary's genre is heavy metal music[7].
  • Sanctuary followed Running Free[8].
  • Sanctuary was followed by Women in Uniform[9].
  • Among the performers on Sanctuary was Iron Maiden[10].
  • Sanctuary was performed by Iron Maiden[11].
  • Among the performers on Sanctuary was Iron Maiden[12].
  • Sanctuary is part of Iron Maiden[13].
  • Sanctuary's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Sanctuary was published on 1979[15].
  • Sanctuary's lyricist is recorded as Paul Di'Anno[16].
  • Sanctuary's lyricist is recorded as Steve Harris[17].
  • Sanctuary's lyricist is recorded as Dave Murray[18].
  • Sanctuary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sanctuary'}[19].
  • Sanctuary's different from is recorded as Sanctuary[20].
  • Sanctuary's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 81b9bc90-6b9d-3a97-8d9e-ca094fb82e48[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Iron Maiden[10].

Publication

Sanctuary was released on 1979[15]. Sanctuary's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Sanctuary's genre is heavy metal music[7]. Sanctuary is part of Iron Maiden[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sanctuary followed Running Free[8]. Sanctuary was followed by Women in Uniform[9].

Why It Matters

Sanctuary ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2] Sanctuary has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Adrian Smith Dave Murray Iron Maiden Paul Di'Anno Steve Harris

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sanctuary. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary-q1043254
MLA “Sanctuary.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary-q1043254.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sanctuary-q1043254_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sanctuary}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sanctuary-q1043254}, 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
    Performer → Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden
    Part of → Iron Maiden
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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