Shadowplay

1979 song by Joy Division
MusicComposition song Q2392049
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Shadowplay

Summary

Shadowplay is a song[1]. Shadowplay draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (song category, ranking #242 of 2,171).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shadowplay's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • Shadowplay's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Shadowplay's composer is recorded as Bernard Sumner[5].
  • Shadowplay's genre is post-punk[6].
  • Shadowplay's genre is gothic rock[7].
  • Shadowplay was followed by Tranquilize[8].
  • Shadowplay was produced by Martin Hannett[9].
  • Among the performers on Shadowplay was Joy Division[10].
  • Shadowplay's record label is recorded as Factory Records[11].
  • Shadowplay is part of Sawdust[12].
  • Shadowplay's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Shadowplay was published on June 15, 1979[14].
  • Shadowplay's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+235'}[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 833ec8b5-3b35-32f1-96f8-675912673179[17]

Why It Matters

Shadowplay draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (song category, ranking #242 of 2,171).[2] Shadowplay has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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

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] . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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