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SOS

song written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stikkan Anderson; originally recorded by ABBA in 1974 and released in 1975
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1585621
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SOS

Summary

SOS is a musical work/composition[1]. SOS ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SOS's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • SOS's composer is recorded as Stig Anderson[4].
  • SOS's composer is recorded as Benny Andersson[5].
  • SOS's composer is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[6].
  • SOS's genre is baroque pop[7].
  • Q214266 is named after SOS[8].
  • SOS's based on is recorded as Turn Me On[9].
  • Among the performers on SOS was ABBA[10].
  • Among the performers on SOS was ABBA[11].
  • Among the performers on SOS was Erasure[12].
  • Among the performers on SOS was Simons[13].
  • SOS was performed by A-Teens[14].
  • SOS was performed by Siobhán McCarthy[15].
  • SOS was performed by Pierce Brosnan[16].
  • Among the performers on SOS was Cher[17].
  • SOS was performed by ABBA[18].
  • SOS is part of ABBA[19].
  • SOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • SOS was published on June 1975[21].
  • SOS's lyricist is recorded as Stig Anderson[22].
  • SOS's lyricist is recorded as Benny Andersson[23].
  • SOS's lyricist is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[24].
  • SOS's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SOS'}[25].
  • SOS's has melody is recorded as Turn Me On[26].
  • SOS's working title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Man in the Middle'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d0f59be-7b2d-300a-895e-c8c9f0f2d8ee[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include ABBA[10], Erasure[12], Simons[13], A-Teens[14], Siobhán McCarthy[15], and Pierce Brosnan[16].

Publication

SOS was published on June 1975[21]. SOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[20]. SOS's genre is baroque pop[7]. SOS is part of ABBA[19].

Why It Matters

SOS ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).[2] SOS has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] SOS is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Cher Pierce Brosnan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ABBA Omnibus. Retrieved . abbaomnibus.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SOS. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos-q1585621
MLA “SOS.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos-q1585621.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sos-q1585621_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SOS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sos-q1585621}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → ABBA, ABBA, Erasure +6
    Form of creative work → song
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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