The Dogs of War

original song written and composed by David Gilmour and Anthony Moore; first recorded by Pink Floyd
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2318458
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The Dogs of War

Summary

The Dogs of War is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dogs of War's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Dogs of War's composer is recorded as David Gilmour[4].
  • The Dogs of War's composer is recorded as Anthony Moore[5].
  • The Dogs of War's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • The Dogs of War was performed by Pink Floyd[7].
  • The Dogs of War was performed by Laibach[8].
  • The Dogs of War's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Dogs of War was released on 1987[10].
  • The Dogs of War's lyricist is recorded as David Gilmour[11].
  • The Dogs of War's lyricist is recorded as Anthony Moore[12].
  • The Dogs of War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dogs of War'}[13].
  • The Dogs of War's has characteristic is recorded as anti-war song[14].
  • The Dogs of War's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0d0092bd-7580-3f6f-a4d8-31b4db37c981[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Pink Floyd[7] and Laibach[8].

Publication

The Dogs of War was released on 1987[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is progressive rock[6].

Why It Matters

The Dogs of War ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Pink Floyd, Laibach
    Form of creative work song
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