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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 .

Sympathy for the Devil

Summary

Sympathy for the Devil is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,319 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sympathy for the Devil's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's composer is recorded as Mick Jagger[4].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's composer is recorded as Keith Richards[5].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's genre is rock music[6].
  • Sympathy for the Devil was performed by The Rolling Stones[7].
  • Sympathy for the Devil was performed by Bryan Ferry[8].
  • Among the performers on Sympathy for the Devil was Guns N' Roses[9].
  • Sympathy for the Devil is part of Beggars Banquet[10].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Sympathy for the Devil was published on 1968[12].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's lyricist is recorded as Mick Jagger[13].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's lyricist is recorded as Keith Richards[14].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sympathy for the Devil'}[15].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's different from is recorded as Sympathy for the Devil[16].
  • Sympathy for the Devil's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, rock, rock and roll[19]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, rock, rock and roll[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3bd3f49b-8e19-366c-80a9-f00d4ac78285[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Rolling Stones[7], Bryan Ferry[8], and Guns N' Roses[9].

Publication

Sympathy for the Devil was published on 1968[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is rock music[6]. It is part of Beggars Banquet[10].

Why It Matters

Sympathy for the Devil ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,319 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Bryan Ferry Guns N' Roses Keith Richards Mick Jagger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d 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)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0100792504, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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