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The Circus

1987 single by Erasure
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The Circus

Summary

The Circus is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Circus's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Circus's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • The Circus followed Victim of Love[5].
  • The Circus was followed by Ship of Fools[6].
  • The Circus was produced by Flood[7].
  • The Circus was performed by Erasure[8].
  • The Circus's record label is recorded as Mute Records[9].
  • The Circus was distributed by CD single[10].
  • The Circus was published on September 21, 1987[11].
  • The Circus's lyricist is recorded as Vince Clarke[12].
  • The Circus's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as The Circus[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0ca70cfa-8f1a-41c9-8d63-cb590de24580[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Circus was Erasure[8]. It was produced by Flood[7].

Publication

The Circus was released on September 21, 1987[11]. Its genre is synth-pop[4]. It was distributed by CD single[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Circus followed Victim of Love[5]. It was followed by Ship of Fools[6].

Why It Matters

The Circus ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Vince Clarke

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . 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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