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The Longest Time

1984 single by Billy Joel
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The Longest Time

Summary

The Longest Time is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Longest Time's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Longest Time's genre is doo-wop[4].
  • The Longest Time followed An Innocent Man[5].
  • The Longest Time was followed by Leave a Tender Moment Alone[6].
  • Among the performers on The Longest Time was Billy Joel[7].
  • The Longest Time's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • The Longest Time is part of An Innocent Man[9].
  • The Longest Time's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Longest Time was released on March 1984[11].

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: Single[12]

  • First release date: 1984-03[13]

  • Genre(s): doo-wop, pop rock, rock[14]

  • Community tags: doo-wop, pop rock, rock[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c4a9efc4-9c43-4998-81ed-ff64db5d06d2[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Longest Time was performed by Billy Joel[7].

Publication

The Longest Time was published on March 1984[11]. Its genre is doo-wop[4]. It is part of An Innocent Man[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Longest Time followed An Innocent Man[5]. It was followed by Leave a Tender Moment Alone[6].

Why It Matters

The Longest Time ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Billy Joel Columbia Records 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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [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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