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State of Independence

1981 single by Jon and Vangelis
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State of Independence

Summary

State of Independence is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • State of Independence's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • State of Independence's genre is electronic music[4].
  • State of Independence followed Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)[5].
  • State of Independence was followed by Breakaway[6].
  • State of Independence was produced by Vangelis[7].
  • State of Independence was performed by Jon and Vangelis[8].
  • State of Independence's record label is recorded as Polydor[9].
  • State of Independence is part of The Friends of Mr Cairo[10].
  • State of Independence was released on 1981[11].
  • State of Independence's lyricist is recorded as Jon Anderson[12].
  • State of Independence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'State of Independence'}[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 959d9bf3-d14a-30ce-a584-2fd99ff97b75[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

State of Independence was performed by Jon and Vangelis[8]. It was produced by Vangelis[7].

Publication

State of Independence was released on 1981[11]. Its genre is electronic music[4]. It is part of The Friends of Mr Cairo[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

State of Independence followed Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)[5]. It was followed by Breakaway[6].

Why It Matters

State of Independence ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Jon Anderson Polydor Vangelis

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.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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