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Speed of Light

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Speed of Light

Summary

Speed of Light is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Speed of Light's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Speed of Light's composer is recorded as Adrian Smith[4].
  • Speed of Light's composer is recorded as Bruce Dickinson[5].
  • Speed of Light's genre is heavy metal music[6].
  • Speed of Light followed El Dorado[7].
  • Speed of Light was followed by Empire of the Clouds[8].
  • Speed of Light was produced by Kevin Shirley[9].
  • Speed of Light was performed by Iron Maiden[10].
  • Speed of Light's record label is recorded as Parlophone[11].
  • Speed of Light's record label is recorded as Sanctuary Records[12].
  • Speed of Light is part of The Book of Souls[13].
  • Speed of Light was released on August 14, 2015[14].
  • Speed of Light's lyricist is recorded as Adrian Smith[15].
  • Speed of Light's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+303'}[16].

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: Single[17]

  • First release date: 2015-08-14[18]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[19]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 16542115-8890-4bf5-b366-dd55deb05ab0[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Speed of Light was Iron Maiden[10]. It was produced by Kevin Shirley[9].

Publication

Speed of Light was released on August 14, 2015[14]. Its genre is heavy metal music[6]. It is part of The Book of Souls[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Speed of Light followed El Dorado[7]. It was followed by Empire of the Clouds[8].

Why It Matters

Speed of Light ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Adrian Smith Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden Parlophone

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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