Thank You for the Music

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1977
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1298754
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Thank You for the Music

Summary

Thank You for the Music is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thank You for the Music's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Thank You for the Music's composer is recorded as Benny Andersson[4].
  • Thank You for the Music's composer is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[5].
  • Thank You for the Music's genre is pop music[6].
  • Among the performers on Thank You for the Music was ABBA[7].
  • Thank You for the Music was performed by ABBA[8].
  • Thank You for the Music was performed by Åsa Lindström[9].
  • Among the performers on Thank You for the Music was ABBA[10].
  • Among the performers on Thank You for the Music was Simons[11].
  • Thank You for the Music was performed by Sten & Stanley[12].
  • Thank You for the Music was performed by Lisa Stokke[13].
  • Thank You for the Music was performed by Amanda Seyfried[14].
  • Thank You for the Music's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Thank You for the Music was published on 1983[16].
  • Thank You for the Music's lyricist is recorded as Benny Andersson[17].
  • Thank You for the Music's lyricist is recorded as Björn Ulvaeus[18].
  • Thank You for the Music's tonality is recorded as D major[19].
  • Thank You for the Music's tonality is recorded as E major[20].
  • Thank You for the Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thank You for the Music'}[21].
  • Thank You for the Music's derivative work is recorded as Gracias por la música[22].
  • Thank You for the Music's derivative work is recorded as ABBA-medley[23].
  • Thank You for the Music's derivative work is recorded as Tack för alla sånger[24].
  • Thank You for the Music's form of creative work is recorded as song[25].

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[26]

  • Genre(s): disco, downtempo, electronic, europop, pop[27]

  • Community tags: disco, downtempo, electronic, europop, pop[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f6d10530-69a5-3197-92b2-e40aa94bb643[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include ABBA[7], Åsa Lindström[9], Simons[11], Sten & Stanley[12], Lisa Stokke[13], and Amanda Seyfried[14].

Publication

Thank You for the Music was released on 1983[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is pop music[6].

Why It Matters

Thank You for the Music ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

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] . 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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer ABBA, ABBA, Åsa Lindström +5
    Form of creative work song
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