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The Ballroom Blitz

song written and compsoed by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, originally recorded by The Sweet and released in 1973
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The Ballroom Blitz

Summary

The Ballroom Blitz is a song[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,786 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballroom Blitz's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • The Ballroom Blitz's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • The Ballroom Blitz's genre is glam rock[5].
  • The Ballroom Blitz was performed by The Sweet[6].
  • The Ballroom Blitz's record label is recorded as RCA Records[7].
  • The Ballroom Blitz is part of Desolation Boulevard[8].
  • The Ballroom Blitz was released on January 1, 1975[9].
  • The Ballroom Blitz's lyricist is recorded as Nicky Chinn[10].
  • The Ballroom Blitz's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ballroom Blitz'}[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e597749b-4e8d-38c4-adec-14e5162cdbc3[13]

Why It Matters

The Ballroom Blitz ranks in the top 1% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,786 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

RCA Records

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Ballroom Blitz. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ballroom-blitz
MLA “The Ballroom Blitz.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ballroom-blitz.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-ballroom-blitz_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Ballroom Blitz}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-ballroom-blitz}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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