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The Number of the Beast

original song written and composed by Steve Harris
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q780895
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The Number of the Beast

Summary

The Number of the Beast is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Number of the Beast's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Number of the Beast's composer is recorded as Steve Harris[4].
  • The Number of the Beast's genre is traditional heavy metal[5].
  • number of the beast is named after The Number of the Beast[6].
  • The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[7].
  • The Number of the Beast was performed by Iron Maiden[8].
  • The Number of the Beast is part of The Number of the Beast[9].
  • The Number of the Beast's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Number of the Beast was released on 1982[11].
  • The Number of the Beast's lyricist is recorded as Steve Harris[12].
  • Damien: Omen II inspired The Number of the Beast[13].
  • Tam o' Shanter inspired The Number of the Beast[14].
  • The Number of the Beast's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Number of the Beast'}[15].
  • The Number of the Beast's different from is recorded as Number of the Beast[16].
  • The Number of the Beast's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woe to you, oh earth and sea'}[17].
  • The Number of the Beast's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I have the power to make my evil take its course'}[18].
  • The Number of the Beast's quotes work is recorded as Revelation 13[19].
  • The Number of the Beast's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[20].
  • The Number of the Beast's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

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[22]

  • Genre(s): bluegrass, country, country rock, folk, folk rock, progressive bluegrass, rock[23]

  • Community tags: acoustic, bluegrass, country, country rock, folk, folk rock, progressive bluegrass, rock[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5e1cb77b-2a4f-3f61-b098-4acf9655ccb5[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Iron Maiden[7].

Publication

The Number of the Beast was published on 1982[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is traditional heavy metal[5]. It is part of it[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Damien: Omen II[13], a film[26], directed by Don Taylor[27] and Tam o' Shanter[14], a literary work[28], founded in 1790[29], written by Robert Burns[30].

Why It Matters

The Number of the Beast ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Related Entities

Iron Maiden Steve Harris

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ironmaiden.com. Retrieved . ironmaiden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ironmaiden.com. Retrieved . ironmaiden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Iron Maiden. Morceaux d'esprit – thèmes et origines des chansons de la Vierge de fer. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Iron Maiden. Morceaux d'esprit – thèmes et origines des chansons de la Vierge de fer. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Inspired by → Damien: Omen II, Tam o' Shanter
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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