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Search and Destroy

original song written and composed by Iggy Pop and James Williamson
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2610546
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Search and Destroy

Summary

Search and Destroy is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Search and Destroy's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Search and Destroy's composer is recorded as Iggy Pop[4].
  • Search and Destroy's composer is recorded as James Williamson[5].
  • Search and Destroy's genre is proto-punk[6].
  • Search and Destroy's genre is garage rock[7].
  • Search and Destroy's genre is hard rock[8].
  • Among the performers on Search and Destroy was The Stooges[9].
  • Search and Destroy was performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers[10].
  • Search and Destroy is part of Raw Power[11].
  • Search and Destroy's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Search and Destroy was published on 1973[13].
  • Search and Destroy's lyricist is recorded as Iggy Pop[14].
  • Search and Destroy's lyricist is recorded as James Williamson[15].
  • Search and Destroy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Search and Destroy'}[16].
  • Search and Destroy's different from is recorded as Search and Destroy[17].
  • Search and Destroy's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+209'}[18].
  • Search and Destroy's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

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[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 87519b04-b88d-3740-a06b-492a2e45440a[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Stooges[9] and Red Hot Chili Peppers[10].

Publication

Search and Destroy was published on 1973[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include proto-punk[6], garage rock[7], and hard rock[8]. It is part of Raw Power[11].

Why It Matters

Search and Destroy ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Iggy Pop Red Hot Chili Peppers The Stooges

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . music.spreadit.org. music.spreadit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . music.spreadit.org. music.spreadit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . music.spreadit.org. music.spreadit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Search and Destroy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/search-and-destroy-q2610546
MLA “Search and Destroy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/search-and-destroy-q2610546.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_search-and-destroy-q2610546_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Search and Destroy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/search-and-destroy-q2610546}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Stooges, Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Part of → Raw Power
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0721112839, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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