Silly Thing

1979 single by Sex Pistols
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Silly Thing

Summary

Silly Thing is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silly Thing's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Silly Thing's genre is punk rock[4].
  • Silly Thing followed Somethin' Else[5].
  • Silly Thing was followed by C'mon Everybody[6].
  • Silly Thing was performed by Sex Pistols[7].
  • Silly Thing's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[8].
  • Silly Thing is part of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle[9].
  • Silly Thing was distributed by vinyl record[10].
  • Silly Thing was published on 1979[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: 1979[13]

  • Genre(s): punk, rock[14]

  • Community tags: punk, rock[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5befba10-79b3-413a-bbc0-7838292f3543[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Silly Thing was performed by Sex Pistols[7].

Publication

Silly Thing was released on 1979[11]. Its genre is punk rock[4]. It is part of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle[9]. It was distributed by vinyl record[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Silly Thing followed Somethin' Else[5]. It was followed by C'mon Everybody[6].

Why It Matters

Silly Thing ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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.

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.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Silly Thing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/silly-thing
MLA “Silly Thing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/silly-thing.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_silly-thing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Silly Thing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/silly-thing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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