Taken by Force

1977 studio album by Scorpions
MusicAlbum album Q167973
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Taken by Force

Summary

Taken by Force is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,392 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taken by Force's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Taken by Force's genre is hard rock[4].
  • Taken by Force's genre is heavy metal music[5].
  • Taken by Force was followed by Lovedrive[6].
  • Taken by Force was produced by Dieter Dierks[7].
  • Taken by Force was performed by Scorpions[8].
  • Taken by Force's record label is recorded as RCA Records[9].
  • Taken by Force's place of publication is recorded as West Germany[10].
  • Taken by Force is part of Scorpions' albums in chronological order[11].
  • Taken by Force's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Taken by Force was distributed by vinyl record[13].
  • Taken by Force was published on December 1977[14].
  • Taken by Force's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taken by Force'}[15].
  • Taken by Force's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2345'}[16].
  • Taken by Force's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[17].
  • Taken by Force's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Taken by Force was Scorpions[8]. It was produced by Dieter Dierks[7].

Publication

Taken by Force was published on December 1977[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as West Germany[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include hard rock[4] and heavy metal music[5]. It is part of Scorpions' albums in chronological order[11]. It was distributed by vinyl record[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Taken by Force was followed by Lovedrive[6].

Why It Matters

Taken by Force ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,392 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label
    Distribution format vinyl record
    Genius album id Scorpions/Taken-by-force
    Genre hard rock, heavy metal music
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1729]]: mw0000231794"
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