Smoke on the Water

Summary

Smoke on the Water is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,822 views/month, #171 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smoke on the Water's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Smoke on the Water's composer is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore^[4].
• Smoke on the Water's composer is recorded as Ian Gillan^[5].
• Smoke on the Water's composer is recorded as Roger Glover^[6].
• Smoke on the Water's composer is recorded as Jon Lord^[7].
• Smoke on the Water's composer is recorded as Ian Paice^[8].
• Smoke on the Water's genre is hard rock^[9].
• Smoke on the Water was performed by Deep Purple^[10].
• Among the performers on Smoke on the Water was Rapped & Sold^[11].
• Smoke on the Water was performed by Pat Boone^[12].
• Among the performers on Smoke on the Water was Rock Aid Armenia^[13].
• Smoke on the Water is part of Machine Head^[14].
• Smoke on the Water's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• Smoke on the Water was published on 1973^[16].
• Smoke on the Water's lyricist is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore^[17].
• Smoke on the Water's lyricist is recorded as Ian Gillan^[18].
• Smoke on the Water's lyricist is recorded as Roger Glover^[19].
• Smoke on the Water's lyricist is recorded as Jon Lord^[20].
• Smoke on the Water's lyricist is recorded as Ian Paice^[21].
• Smoke on the Water's main subject is Montreux Casino^[22].
• Smoke on the Water's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smoke on the Water'}^[23].
• Smoke on the Water's form of creative work is recorded as song^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[25]

• Genre(s): classic rock, hard rock, rock^[26]

• Community tags: classic rock, hard rock, rock^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: c6a2f0a7-820d-3189-8415-a25363caad4b^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Deep Purple^[10], Rapped & Sold^[11], Pat Boone^[12], and Rock Aid Armenia^[13].

Publication

Smoke on the Water was published on 1973^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Its genre is hard rock^[9]. It is part of Machine Head^[14].

Subject and Themes

Smoke on the Water's main subject is Montreux Casino^[22].

Why It Matters

Smoke on the Water ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,822 views/month, #171 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]