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Sympathy for the Devil

original song written and composed by Jagger/Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q605342
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Sympathy for the Devil is a visual artwork associated with rock music . The piece is directly linked to the genre through its thematic and cultural connections. Its imagery and presentation reflect elements commonly explored within rock music .

Key Facts

  • Composer: Mick Jagger[3], Keith Richards[4]
  • Genre: rock music[5]
  • Performer: The Rolling Stones[6], Bryan Ferry[7], Guns N' Roses[8]
  • Part of: Beggars Banquet[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Publication date: 1968[11]
  • Lyricist: Mick Jagger[12], Keith Richards[13]
  • Title: Sympathy for the Devil[14]
  • Different from: Sympathy for the Devil[15]
  • Form of creative work: song[16]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, rock, rock and roll[18]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, rock, rock and roll[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3bd3f49b-8e19-366c-80a9-f00d4ac78285[20]

Why It Matters

Sympathy for the Devil has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Bryan Ferry Guns N' Roses Keith Richards Mick Jagger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [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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  1. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Rolling Stones, Bryan Ferry, Guns N' Roses
    Form of creative work → song
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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