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Sultans of Swing

original song written and composed by Mark Knopfler; performed by Dire Straits
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Sultans of Swing

Summary

Sultans of Swing is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,226 views/month, #157 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sultans of Swing's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sultans of Swing's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[4].
  • Sultans of Swing's genre is popular music[5].
  • Sultans of Swing was performed by Dire Straits[6].
  • Sultans of Swing is part of Dire Straits[7].
  • Sultans of Swing's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Sultans of Swing was published on July 1977[9].
  • Sultans of Swing's lyricist is recorded as Mark Knopfler[10].
  • Sultans of Swing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sultans of Swing'}[11].
  • Sultans of Swing's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8626823c-47f9-3053-a9c5-4b7e9343b5df[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sultans of Swing was performed by Dire Straits[6].

Publication

Sultans of Swing was published on July 1977[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of Dire Straits[7].

Why It Matters

Sultans of Swing ranks in the top 0.81% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,226 views/month, #157 of 19,375).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dire Straits
    Form of creative work → song
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