Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

1993 song by U2
VisualArtwork single Q2556887
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Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Summary

Stay (Faraway, So Close!) is a single[1]. Stay (Faraway, So Close!) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) followed Lemon[5].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was followed by Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me[6].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was followed by Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car[7].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was produced by Flood[8].
  • Among the performers on Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was U2[9].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s record label is recorded as Island Records[10].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) is part of Zooropa[11].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was distributed by compact cassette[13].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was distributed by compact disc[14].
  • 1993 marks the founding of Stay (Faraway, So Close!)[15].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was released on November 22, 1993[16].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s lyricist is recorded as Bono[17].
  • Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+298'}[18].

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[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 63ef6902-e64a-3e09-90d0-8944a9aa0971[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was U2[9]. Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was produced by Flood[8].

Publication

Stay (Faraway, So Close!) was released on November 22, 1993[16]. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)'s genre is alternative rock[4]. Stay (Faraway, So Close!) is part of Zooropa[11]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[12], compact cassette[13], and compact disc[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Stay (Faraway, So Close!) followed Lemon[5]. Successors include Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me[6] and Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car[7].

Why It Matters

Stay (Faraway, So Close!) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] Stay (Faraway, So Close!) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Stay (Faraway, So Close!) is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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