The Man Who Sold the World

Summary

The Man Who Sold the World is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,538 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Man Who Sold the World's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Man Who Sold the World's composer is recorded as David Bowie^[4].
• The Man Who Sold the World's genre is folk rock^[5].
• Among the performers on The Man Who Sold the World was David Bowie^[6].
• The Man Who Sold the World was performed by Nirvana^[7].
• The Man Who Sold the World's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[8].
• The Man Who Sold the World is part of The Man Who Sold the World^[9].
• The Man Who Sold the World's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Man Who Sold the World was released on 1970^[11].
• The Man Who Sold the World's lyricist is recorded as David Bowie^[12].
• William Hughes Mearns inspired The Man Who Sold the World^[13].
• Antigonish inspired The Man Who Sold the World^[14].
• The Man Who Sold the World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Man Who Sold the World'}^[15].
• The Man Who Sold the World's different from is recorded as The Man Who Sold the World^[16].
• The Man Who Sold the World's different from is recorded as The Man Who Told Everything^[17].
• The Man Who Sold the World's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+235'}^[18].
• The Man Who Sold the World's form of creative work is recorded as song^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[20]

• Genre(s): folk rock, rock, rock and roll^[21]

• Community tags: folk rock, rock, rock and roll^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: e9af27ab-78b0-3f0a-ad4e-e11b4bb33f7d^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include David Bowie^[6] and Nirvana^[7].

Publication

The Man Who Sold the World was released on 1970^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is folk rock^[5]. It is part of it^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by William Hughes Mearns^[13], a poet^[24], 1875–1965^[25], of United States^[26] and Antigonish^[14], a literary work^[27], founded in 1899^[28], written by William Hughes Mearns^[29].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Sold the World ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,538 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]