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Showdown

original song written and composed by Jeff Lynne
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3083961
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Showdown

Summary

Showdown is a musical work/composition[1]. Showdown ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Showdown's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Showdown's composer is recorded as Jeff Lynne[4].
  • Showdown's genre is rock music[5].
  • Among the performers on Showdown was Electric Light Orchestra[6].
  • Showdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Showdown was published on 1973[8].
  • Showdown's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[9].
  • Showdown's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Showdown'}[10].
  • Showdown's different from is recorded as Showdown[11].
  • Showdown's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3620c47e-3a36-4b51-8e27-9fd081024720[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Showdown was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[6].

Publication

Showdown was released on 1973[8]. Showdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Showdown's genre is rock music[5].

Why It Matters

Showdown ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month).[2] Showdown has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Electric Light Orchestra Jeff Lynne

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Showdown. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/showdown-q3083961
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_showdown-q3083961_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Showdown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/showdown-q3083961}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Electric Light Orchestra
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0701419900, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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