Songs from the Big Chair

1985 studio album by Tears for Fears
MusicAlbum album Q549774
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Songs from the Big Chair

Summary

Songs from the Big Chair is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,546 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Songs from the Big Chair's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Songs from the Big Chair was produced by Chris Hughes[5].
  • Among the performers on Songs from the Big Chair was Tears for Fears[6].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[7].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Songs from the Big Chair is part of Tears for Fears' albums in chronological order[9].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Songs from the Big Chair was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Songs from the Big Chair was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's review score is recorded as 4.5[13].
  • Songs from the Big Chair was published on February 25, 1985[14].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's tracklist is recorded as Everybody Wants to Rule the World[15].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Songs from the Big Chair'}[16].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[17].
  • Songs from the Big Chair's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[19]

  • First release date: 1985-02-17[20]

  • Genre(s): new wave, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, rock, synth-pop[21]

  • Community tags: adult alternative pop/rock, anthemic, atmospheric, bittersweet, bouncy, bright, cold, conscious, epic, ethereal, introspective, longing, love, lush, male vocalist, maximalist, melancholic, melodic, new pop, new wave, nocturnal, passionate, philosophical, political, pop rock, pop-rock, progressive, progressive pop, punchy, rhythmic, rock, sentimental, smooth, synth-pop, synthpop[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 475946e9-4b00-3f7c-9bd7-c11f55740262[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Songs from the Big Chair was Tears for Fears[6]. It was produced by Chris Hughes[5].

Publication

Songs from the Big Chair was published on February 25, 1985[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of Tears for Fears' albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[11] and compact disc[12].

Reception

Songs from the Big Chair's review score is recorded as 4.5[13].

Why It Matters

Songs from the Big Chair ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,546 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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