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So Far Away

1985 song by Dire Straits
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So Far Away

Summary

So Far Away is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • So Far Away's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • So Far Away's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[4].
  • So Far Away was performed by Dire Straits[5].
  • So Far Away is part of Brothers in Arms[6].
  • So Far Away's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • So Far Away was released on 1985[8].
  • So Far Away's lyricist is recorded as Mark Knopfler[9].
  • So Far Away's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'So Far Away'}[10].
  • So Far Away's different from is recorded as So Far Away[11].
  • So Far Away's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • Genre(s): aor, blues rock, pop rock, rock[14]

  • Community tags: aor, blues rock, pop rock, rock[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f201a30e-ce48-3440-a30b-ce222dc80517[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on So Far Away was Dire Straits[5].

Publication

So Far Away was published on 1985[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. It is part of Brothers in Arms[6].

Why It Matters

So Far Away ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (309 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ISWC Network. 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.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dire Straits
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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