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The Boy with the Thorn in His Side

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The Boy with the Thorn in His Side

Summary

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side's instance of is recorded as audio track[4].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side's genre is alternative rock[5].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side followed That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore[6].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side was followed by Bigmouth Strikes Again[7].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side was performed by The Smiths[8].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[9].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side is part of The Queen Is Dead[10].
  • The Boy with the Thorn in His Side was published on September 16, 1985[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: 2b3a5792-3818-33f1-b43d-30b9e0698b2b[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side was performed by The Smiths[8].

Publication

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side was published on September 16, 1985[11]. Its genre is alternative rock[5]. It is part of The Queen Is Dead[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side followed That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore[6]. It was followed by Bigmouth Strikes Again[7].

Why It Matters

The Boy with the Thorn in His Side ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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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.

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