Take the Long Way Home

Summary

Take the Long Way Home is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Take the Long Way Home's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Take the Long Way Home's composer is recorded as Roger Hodgson^[4].
• Take the Long Way Home's genre is rock music^[5].
• Take the Long Way Home followed Goodbye Stranger^[6].
• Take the Long Way Home was followed by Dreamer^[7].
• Take the Long Way Home was performed by Supertramp^[8].
• Take the Long Way Home's record label is recorded as A&M Records^[9].
• Take the Long Way Home is part of Breakfast in America^[10].
• Take the Long Way Home's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Take the Long Way Home was published on October 1979^[12].
• Take the Long Way Home's lyricist is recorded as Rick Davies^[13].
• Take the Long Way Home's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+5.13'}^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[15]

• First release date: 1979-10^[16]

• Genre(s): piano rock, pop rock, progressive pop, rock^[17]

• Community tags: piano rock, pop rock, progressive pop, rock^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 08b73030-cd8f-4b94-beb8-a2dc9231935a^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Take the Long Way Home was Supertramp^[8].

Publication

Take the Long Way Home was released on October 1979^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is rock music^[5]. It is part of Breakfast in America^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Take the Long Way Home followed Goodbye Stranger^[6]. It was followed by Dreamer^[7].

Why It Matters

Take the Long Way Home ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]