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The Future

1990 single by Prince
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The Future

Summary

The Future is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Future's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Future's genre is pop music[4].
  • The Future followed Scandalous![5].
  • The Future was followed by Thieves in the Temple[6].
  • Among the performers on The Future was Prince[7].
  • The Future's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[8].
  • The Future's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Future was published on May 18, 1990[10].
  • The Future's lyricist is recorded as Prince[11].
  • The Future's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Batman[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: Single[13]

  • First release date: 1989[14]

  • Genre(s): electronic, house, synth-pop[15]

  • Community tags: electronic, house, synth-pop[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d4e41f0-59ea-3b39-835f-9e3719df9323[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Future was Prince[7].

Publication

The Future was released on May 18, 1990[10]. Its genre is pop music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Future followed Scandalous![5]. It was followed by Thieves in the Temple[6].

Why It Matters

The Future ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Prince

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.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . 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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