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The Hostage

1974 single by Donna Summer
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The Hostage

Summary

The Hostage is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hostage's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Hostage's genre is pop rock[4].
  • The Hostage followed Denver Dream[5].
  • Among the performers on The Hostage was Donna Summer[6].
  • The Hostage is part of Lady of the Night[7].
  • The Hostage's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Hostage was published on January 22, 1974[9].

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[10]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a7239824-2351-4e47-b99a-5c833a362611[11]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Hostage was Donna Summer[6].

Publication

The Hostage was published on January 22, 1974[9]. Its genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of Lady of the Night[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Hostage followed Denver Dream[5].

Why It Matters

The Hostage ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

Donna Summer Giorgio Moroder United States

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.

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

  1. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Hostage. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-hostage
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-hostage_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Hostage}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-hostage}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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