Smooth Operator

1984 single by Sade
VisualArtwork single Q4049660
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Smooth Operator

Summary

Smooth Operator is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,112 views/month, #167 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smooth Operator's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Smooth Operator's genre is sophisti-pop[4].
  • Smooth Operator's genre is quiet storm[5].
  • Smooth Operator's genre is bossa nova[6].
  • Smooth Operator's genre is smooth jazz[7].
  • Smooth Operator followed Hang On to Your Love[8].
  • Smooth Operator was followed by The Sweetest Taboo[9].
  • Among the performers on Smooth Operator was Sade[10].
  • Smooth Operator's record label is recorded as Epic Records[11].
  • Smooth Operator's record label is recorded as Portrait[12].
  • Smooth Operator is part of Diamond Life[13].
  • Smooth Operator was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Smooth Operator was published on September 15, 1984[15].
  • Smooth Operator's different from is recorded as Smooth operator[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Smooth Operator was performed by Sade[10].

Publication

Smooth Operator was published on September 15, 1984[15]. Genres include sophisti-pop[4], quiet storm[5], bossa nova[6], and smooth jazz[7]. It is part of Diamond Life[13]. It was distributed by music streaming[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Smooth Operator followed Hang On to Your Love[8]. It was followed by The Sweetest Taboo[9].

Why It Matters

Smooth Operator ranks in the top 0.73% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,112 views/month, #167 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 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] . pitchfork.com. pitchfork.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . pitchfork.com. pitchfork.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . pitchfork.com. pitchfork.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.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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