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Sunday Bloody Sunday

original song written, composed, and performed by U2
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Summary

Sunday Bloody Sunday is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,769 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Larry Mullen Jr.[3], The Edge[4], Adam Clayton[5], Bono[6]
  • Genre: post-punk[7]
  • Named after: Bloody Sunday[8]
  • Producer: Steve Lillywhite[9]
  • Performer: U2[10]
  • Record label: Island Records[11]
  • Part of: War[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Distribution format: phonograph record[14], compact disc[15]
  • Recorded at studio or venue: Windmill Lane Studios[16]
  • Publication date: March 11, 1983[17]
  • Lyricist: Larry Mullen Jr.[18], The Edge[19], Adam Clayton[20], Bono[21]
  • Title: Sunday Bloody Sunday[22]
  • Duration: 280 seconds[23]
  • Form of creative work: song[24]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[25]

  • Genre(s): arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[26]

  • Community tags: arena rock, classic rock, pop, pop rock, rock[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dc2c1143-4ef4-3406-873f-e3158942e363[28]

Why It Matters

Sunday Bloody Sunday has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Adam Clayton Bono compact disc Island Records Larry Mullen Jr. The Edge U2

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → U2, U2
    Form of creative work → song
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