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The Boss

1979 song by Diana Ross
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The Boss

Summary

The Boss is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boss's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Boss's genre is disco[4].
  • The Boss followed What You Gave Me[5].
  • The Boss was followed by Never[6].
  • The Boss was performed by Diana Ross[7].
  • The Boss's record label is recorded as Motown[8].
  • The Boss's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Boss was published on May 22, 1979[10].
  • The Boss's lyricist is recorded as Ashford & Simpson[11].
  • The Boss's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as The Boss[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 26a9d685-bb08-35ca-98fc-5db7017f658b[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Boss was Diana Ross[7].

Publication

The Boss was published on May 22, 1979[10]. Its genre is disco[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Boss followed What You Gave Me[5]. It was followed by Never[6].

Why It Matters

The Boss ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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