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Taken for a Fool

2011 single by The Strokes
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Taken for a Fool

Summary

Taken for a Fool is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taken for a Fool's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Taken for a Fool's genre is post-punk revival[4].
  • Taken for a Fool followed Under Cover of Darkness[5].
  • Taken for a Fool was followed by All the Time[6].
  • Taken for a Fool was performed by The Strokes[7].
  • Taken for a Fool's record label is recorded as RCA Records[8].
  • Taken for a Fool's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[9].
  • Taken for a Fool is part of Angles[10].
  • Taken for a Fool's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Taken for a Fool was released on July 1, 2011[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[13]

  • First release date: 2011-06-24[14]

  • Genre(s): indie rock, post-punk revival, rock[15]

  • Community tags: indie rock, post-punk revival, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70177857-9487-4e2b-95f4-6872ca5b3e4a[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Taken for a Fool was The Strokes[7].

Publication

Taken for a Fool was published on July 1, 2011[12]. Its genre is post-punk revival[4]. It is part of Angles[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Taken for a Fool followed Under Cover of Darkness[5]. It was followed by All the Time[6].

Why It Matters

Taken for a Fool ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

RCA Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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