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Speed King

original song written and composed by Deep Purple (Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice)
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Speed King

Summary

Speed King is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Speed King's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Speed King's composer is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore[4].
  • Speed King's composer is recorded as Ian Gillan[5].
  • Speed King's composer is recorded as Roger Glover[6].
  • Speed King's composer is recorded as Jon Lord[7].
  • Speed King's composer is recorded as Ian Paice[8].
  • Speed King's genre is traditional heavy metal[9].
  • Speed King was produced by Deep Purple[10].
  • Speed King was performed by Deep Purple[11].
  • Speed King is part of Deep Purple In Rock[12].
  • Speed King's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Speed King was published on June 1970[14].
  • Speed King's lyricist is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore[15].
  • Speed King's lyricist is recorded as Ian Gillan[16].
  • Speed King's lyricist is recorded as Roger Glover[17].
  • Speed King's lyricist is recorded as Jon Lord[18].
  • Speed King's lyricist is recorded as Ian Paice[19].
  • Speed King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Speed King'}[20].
  • Speed King's different from is recorded as Speed King[21].
  • Speed King's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Speed King was Deep Purple[11]. It was produced by Deep Purple[10].

Publication

Speed King was released on June 1970[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is traditional heavy metal[9]. It is part of Deep Purple In Rock[12].

Why It Matters

Speed King ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

Ian Gillan Ian Paice Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_speed-king_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Speed King}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/speed-king}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 19d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Deep Purple
    Part of → Deep Purple In Rock
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101668603, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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