The Laughing Gnome

song by David Bowie
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The Laughing Gnome

Summary

The Laughing Gnome is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Laughing Gnome's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Laughing Gnome's genre is pop music[4].
  • The Laughing Gnome followed Rubber Band[5].
  • The Laughing Gnome was followed by Love You till Tuesday[6].
  • The Laughing Gnome was produced by Mike Vernon[7].
  • Among the performers on The Laughing Gnome was David Bowie[8].
  • The Laughing Gnome's record label is recorded as Deram[9].
  • The Laughing Gnome was released on April 14, 1967[10].

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[11]

  • Genre(s): baroque pop, mod, pop rock, rock[12]

  • Community tags: baroque pop, mod, pop rock, rock, sub-publish[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b9b29a4a-048b-4049-86a2-0e4a602e4c99[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Laughing Gnome was performed by David Bowie[8]. It was produced by Mike Vernon[7].

Publication

The Laughing Gnome was released on April 14, 1967[10]. Its genre is pop music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Laughing Gnome followed Rubber Band[5]. It was followed by Love You till Tuesday[6].

Why It Matters

The Laughing Gnome ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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

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.

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

  1. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Laughing Gnome. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-laughing-gnome
MLA “The Laughing Gnome.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-laughing-gnome.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-laughing-gnome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Laughing Gnome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-laughing-gnome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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