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Sun King

1988 original song written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, and performed by The Cult
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q130633279
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Sun King

Summary

Sun King is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • Sun King's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • Sun King's composer is recorded as Ian Astbury[3].
  • Sun King's composer is recorded as Billy Duffy[4].
  • Sun King was performed by The Cult[5].
  • Sun King's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[6].
  • Sun King's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Sun King was released on 1989[8].
  • Sun King's lyricist is recorded as Ian Astbury[9].
  • Sun King's lyricist is recorded as Billy Duffy[10].
  • Sun King's title is recorded as Sun King[11].
  • Sun King'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: 4bf57af5-c219-4634-80e9-5efdf7eb069c[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Sun King was The Cult[5].

Publication

Sun King was published on 1989[8]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → song
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Performer → The Cult
    Title → Sun King
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0100996197, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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