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The Meaning of Life

1997 song by The Offspring
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The Meaning of Life

Summary

The Meaning of Life is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Meaning of Life's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Meaning of Life's genre is skate punk[4].
  • The Meaning of Life followed Gone Away[5].
  • The Meaning of Life was followed by I Choose[6].
  • The Meaning of Life was produced by Dave Jerden[7].
  • The Meaning of Life was performed by The Offspring[8].
  • The Meaning of Life's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • The Meaning of Life is part of Ixnay on the Hombre[10].
  • The Meaning of Life was distributed by compact disc[11].
  • The Meaning of Life's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Meaning of Life was released on August 15, 1997[13].
  • The Meaning of Life's lyricist is recorded as Dexter Holland[14].
  • The Meaning of Life's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29f17dc6-3ffa-4798-9972-1fe7dac30367[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Meaning of Life was performed by The Offspring[8]. It was produced by Dave Jerden[7].

Publication

The Meaning of Life was published on August 15, 1997[13]. Its genre is skate punk[4]. It is part of Ixnay on the Hombre[10]. It was distributed by compact disc[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Meaning of Life followed Gone Away[5]. It was followed by I Choose[6].

Why It Matters

The Meaning of Life ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Columbia Records compact disc Dexter Holland The Offspring 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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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