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Straight to Hell

1982 song by The Clash
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Straight to Hell

Summary

Straight to Hell is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Straight to Hell's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Straight to Hell's composer is recorded as Topper Headon[4].
  • Straight to Hell's composer is recorded as Mick Jones[5].
  • Straight to Hell's composer is recorded as Paul Simonon[6].
  • Straight to Hell's composer is recorded as Joe Strummer[7].
  • Straight to Hell's genre is post-punk[8].
  • Straight to Hell followed Rock the Casbah[9].
  • Straight to Hell was followed by This Is England[10].
  • Straight to Hell was produced by Glyn Johns[11].
  • Among the performers on Straight to Hell was The Clash[12].
  • Straight to Hell is part of Combat Rock[13].
  • Straight to Hell's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Straight to Hell was released on September 17, 1982[15].
  • Straight to Hell's lyricist is recorded as Topper Headon[16].
  • Straight to Hell's lyricist is recorded as Mick Jones[17].
  • Straight to Hell's lyricist is recorded as Paul Simonon[18].
  • Straight to Hell's lyricist is recorded as Joe Strummer[19].
  • Straight to Hell's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Straight to Hell'}[20].
  • Straight to Hell's different from is recorded as Straight to Hell[21].
  • Straight to Hell's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c6a4133b-6e90-36ed-b200-dc285f1d417b[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Straight to Hell was performed by The Clash[12]. It was produced by Glyn Johns[11].

Publication

Straight to Hell was published on September 17, 1982[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is post-punk[8]. It is part of Combat Rock[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Straight to Hell followed Rock the Casbah[9]. It was followed by This Is England[10].

Why It Matters

Straight to Hell ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Joe Strummer

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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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 → The Clash
    Part of → Combat Rock
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0114016497, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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