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The Jean Genie

original song written and composed by David Bowie
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The Jean Genie

Summary

The Jean Genie is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Jean Genie's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Jean Genie's composer is recorded as David Bowie[4].
  • The Jean Genie's genre is art rock[5].
  • Jean Genet is named after The Jean Genie[6].
  • The Jean Genie followed John, I'm Only Dancing[7].
  • The Jean Genie was followed by Drive-In Saturday[8].
  • The Jean Genie was performed by David Bowie[9].
  • The Jean Genie is part of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars[10].
  • The Jean Genie's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Jean Genie was released on 1972[12].
  • The Jean Genie's lyricist is recorded as David Bowie[13].
  • Iggy Pop inspired The Jean Genie[14].
  • The Jean Genie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Jean Genie'}[15].
  • The Jean Genie's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5fd8545e-1d22-3580-88bd-6b91a7c3cbce[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Jean Genie was David Bowie[9].

Publication

The Jean Genie was published on 1972[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is art rock[5]. It is part of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Iggy Pop inspired The Jean Genie[14]. It followed John, I'm Only Dancing[7]. It was followed by Drive-In Saturday[8].

Why It Matters

The Jean Genie ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (513 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

David Bowie Iggy Pop Jean Genet

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . nme.com. nme.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Inspired by → Iggy Pop
    Performer → David Bowie
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