The Great Gig in the Sky

1972 song written by Richard Wright; recorded as the fifth track on the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q957629
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The Great Gig in the Sky

Summary

The Great Gig in the Sky is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Gig in the Sky's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's composer is recorded as Richard Wright[4].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's composer is recorded as Clare Torry[5].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's genre is progressive rock[6].
  • Among the performers on The Great Gig in the Sky was Pink Floyd[7].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • 1972 marks the founding of The Great Gig in the Sky[9].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky was released on March 1, 1973[10].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's main subject is death[11].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Great Gig in the Sky'}[12].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And I am not frightened of dying.'}[13].
  • The Great Gig in the Sky's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4ddc62b2-d3ce-34d3-8988-5aee1dd22b87[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Great Gig in the Sky was Pink Floyd[7].

Publication

The Great Gig in the Sky was published on March 1, 1973[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is progressive rock[6].

Subject and Themes

The Great Gig in the Sky's main subject is death[11].

Why It Matters

The Great Gig in the Sky ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Performer Pink Floyd
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