The Real Thing

Summary

The Real Thing is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Real Thing's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Real Thing's genre is rock music^[4].
• The Real Thing was performed by Midnight Oil^[5].
• The Real Thing's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[6].
• The Real Thing's place of publication is recorded as Australia^[7].
• The Real Thing is part of Midnight Oil's albums in chronological order^[8].
• The Real Thing's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Real Thing was distributed by compact disc^[10].
• The Real Thing was distributed by music streaming^[11].
• The Real Thing was published on July 2000^[12].
• The Real Thing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Real Thing'}^[13].
• The Real Thing's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+14'}^[14].
• The Real Thing's form of creative work is recorded as live album^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[16]

• Secondary type(s): Live^[17]

• First release date: 2000-07-08^[18]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, rock^[19]

• Community tags: alternative rock, rock^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: a6629914-1b72-3e65-8734-3e0097d2ce80^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Real Thing was performed by Midnight Oil^[5].

Publication

The Real Thing was published on July 2000^[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as Australia^[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is rock music^[4]. It is part of Midnight Oil's albums in chronological order^[8]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[10] and music streaming^[11].

Why It Matters

The Real Thing ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]