The American

original song composed by Simple Minds, lyrics by Jim Kerr; first recorded by Simple Minds
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q19885719
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The American

Summary

The American is a musical work/composition[1].

Key Facts

  • The American's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[2].
  • The American's composer is recorded as Derek Forbes[3].
  • The American's composer is recorded as Mick MacNeil[4].
  • The American's composer is recorded as Brian McGee[5].
  • The American's composer is recorded as Charlie Burchill[6].
  • The American's composer is recorded as Jim Kerr[7].
  • The American was performed by Simple Minds[8].
  • The American was performed by Nouvelle Vague[9].
  • The American's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The American was released on January 1, 1981[11].
  • The American's lyricist is recorded as Jim Kerr[12].
  • The American's lyricist is recorded as Charlie Burchill[13].
  • The American's title is recorded as The American[14].
  • The American's different from is recorded as The American[15].
  • The American's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2ebdac75-66b6-344f-8e84-ac5b121625e9[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Simple Minds[8] and Nouvelle Vague[9].

Publication

The American was released on January 1, 1981[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The American. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-american-q19885719
MLA “The American.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-american-q19885719.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-american-q19885719_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The American}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-american-q19885719}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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