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Talkin' 'bout a Revolution

song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman and released in 1988
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Talkin' 'bout a Revolution

Summary

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's genre is folk music[4].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution followed Fast Car[5].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution was followed by Baby Can I Hold You[6].
  • Among the performers on Talkin' 'bout a Revolution was Tracy Chapman[7].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's record label is recorded as Elektra[8].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution was released on 1988[11].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's lyricist is recorded as Tracy Chapman[12].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution"}[13].
  • Talkin' 'bout a Revolution's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bf890d88-27df-3d18-8fb8-658d5e3236b9[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution was performed by Tracy Chapman[7].

Publication

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution was released on 1988[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is folk music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution followed Fast Car[5]. It was followed by Baby Can I Hold You[6].

Why It Matters

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Elektra Tracy Chapman United States

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Sin bin im the teal one · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lyricist → Tracy Chapman
    Followed by → Baby Can I Hold You
    Publication date → +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Record label → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: Talkin' 'bout a Revolution"
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