Smooth Criminal

Summary

Smooth Criminal is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.015% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,813 views/month, #3 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smooth Criminal's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Smooth Criminal's composer is recorded as Q2831^[4].
• Smooth Criminal's genre is dance-pop^[5].
• Smooth Criminal's genre is pop music^[6].
• Smooth Criminal's genre is contemporary R&B^[7].
• Among the performers on Smooth Criminal was Q2831^[8].
• Smooth Criminal is part of Bad^[9].
• Smooth Criminal's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Smooth Criminal's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Smooth Criminal was published on 1987^[12].
• Smooth Criminal's lyricist is recorded as Q2831^[13].
• Smooth Criminal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smooth Criminal'}^[14].
• Smooth Criminal's form of creative work is recorded as song^[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Smooth Criminal was performed by Q2831^[8].

Publication

Smooth Criminal was published on 1987^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Genres include dance-pop^[5], pop music^[6], and contemporary R&B^[7]. It is part of Bad^[9].

Why It Matters

Smooth Criminal ranks in the top 0.015% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,813 views/month, #3 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]