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Shadow on the Wall

1983 single by Mike Oldfield
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Shadow on the Wall

Summary

Shadow on the Wall is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shadow on the Wall's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Shadow on the Wall's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Shadow on the Wall's genre is hard rock[5].
  • Shadow on the Wall followed Moonlight Shadow[6].
  • Shadow on the Wall was followed by Crime of Passion[7].
  • Shadow on the Wall was produced by Simon Phillips[8].
  • Shadow on the Wall was performed by Mike Oldfield[9].
  • Shadow on the Wall's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[10].
  • Shadow on the Wall is part of Crises[11].
  • Shadow on the Wall comprises Roger Chapman[12].
  • Shadow on the Wall was released on 1983[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 43197343-a4e9-3cfa-a5f6-7ce89dd4117f[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Shadow on the Wall was Mike Oldfield[9]. It was produced by Simon Phillips[8].

Publication

Shadow on the Wall was released on 1983[13]. Its genre is hard rock[5]. It is part of Crises[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shadow on the Wall followed Moonlight Shadow[6]. It was followed by Crime of Passion[7].

Why It Matters

Shadow on the Wall ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Mike Oldfield Virgin Records

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.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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