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Shine

1986 single by Mike Oldfield
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Shine

Summary

Shine is a single[1]. Shine ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shine received the Kloteplaat[3].
  • Shine's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Shine's genre is pop rock[5].
  • Shine followed Pictures in the Dark[6].
  • Shine was followed by In High Places[7].
  • Shine was performed by Mike Oldfield[8].
  • Shine's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[9].
  • Shine was released on May 2, 1986[10].
  • Shine's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield[11].

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: Single[12]

  • First release date: 1986-05-02[13]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, pop rock, synth-pop[14]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, pop rock, synth-pop[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78d6840c-81e4-3843-bff3-bb59785701e4[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shine was performed by Mike Oldfield[8].

Publication

Shine was released on May 2, 1986[10]. Shine's genre is pop rock[5].

Reception

Shine received the Kloteplaat[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shine followed Pictures in the Dark[6]. Shine was followed by In High Places[7].

Why It Matters

Shine ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Shine receive?

Honors received include Kloteplaat[3].

Related Entities

Jon Anderson Mike Oldfield

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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