The House of the Rising Sun

Summary

The House of the Rising Sun is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,418 views/month, #24 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• The House of the Rising Sun's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The House of the Rising Sun's composer is recorded as traditional^[4].
• The House of the Rising Sun's genre is blues rock^[5].
• The House of the Rising Sun's genre is folk rock^[6].
• Among the performers on The House of the Rising Sun was Smokey Robinson^[7].
• Among the performers on The House of the Rising Sun was The Miracles^[8].
• The House of the Rising Sun is part of The Animals^[9].
• The House of the Rising Sun's Commons category is recorded as The House of the Rising Sun^[10].
• The House of the Rising Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• The House of the Rising Sun's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• The House of the Rising Sun's lyricist is recorded as traditional^[13].
• The House of the Rising Sun's narrative location is recorded as New Orleans^[14].
• The House of the Rising Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The House of the Rising Sun'}^[15].
• The House of the Rising Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Rising Sun Blues'}^[16].
• The House of the Rising Sun's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song^[17].
• The House of the Rising Sun's derivative work is recorded as The House of the Rising Sun^[18].
• The House of the Rising Sun's derivative work is recorded as House of the Rising Sun^[19].
• The House of the Rising Sun's derivative work is recorded as The House of the Rising Sun^[20].
• The House of the Rising Sun's form of creative work is recorded as song^[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[22]

• Genre(s): country, country rock, folk^[23]

• Community tags: country, country rock, folk, traditional folk^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: a5532546-23ce-31da-9c18-3725c49abd61^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Smokey Robinson^[7] and The Miracles^[8].

Publication

The House of the Rising Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include blues rock^[5] and folk rock^[6]. It is part of The Animals^[9].

Why It Matters

The House of the Rising Sun ranks in the top 0.12% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,418 views/month, #24 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]