The Rhythm of the Heat

song by the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1982)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q3013135
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The Rhythm of the Heat

Summary

The Rhythm of the Heat is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Rhythm of the Heat's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's genre is art rock[5].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's genre is pop music[6].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's genre is progressive rock[7].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's genre is worldbeat[8].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat was produced by Peter Gabriel[9].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat was produced by David Lord[10].
  • Among the performers on The Rhythm of the Heat was Peter Gabriel[11].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's record label is recorded as Charisma[12].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[13].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Peter Gabriel[14].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Plays Live[15].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Birdy[16].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Birdy[17].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Hit[18].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of New Blood[19].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Live in Verona – Scratch My Back and Taking The Pulse[20].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Live Blood[21].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of New Blood: Live In London[22].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Miami Vice[23].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Natural Born Killers[24].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat is part of Live at WOMAD 1982[25].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's language of work or name is recorded as English[26].
  • The Rhythm of the Heat's language of work or name is recorded as German[27].

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

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop[28]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, progressive rock, rock, synth-pop[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c1e5f802-52b7-496a-b5f7-e59628ee312b[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Rhythm of the Heat was performed by Peter Gabriel[11]. Producers include Peter Gabriel[9] and David Lord[10].

Publication

The Rhythm of the Heat was published on September 6, 1982[31]. Languages include English[26] and German[27]. Genres include art rock[5], pop music[6], progressive rock[7], and worldbeat[8]. Part of include Peter Gabriel[14], an album[32]; Plays Live[15], an album[33]; Birdy[16], a film[34], directed by Alan Parker[35]; Hit[18], an album[36]; New Blood[19], an album[37]; and Live in Verona – Scratch My Back and Taking The Pulse[20], a video album[38].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Africa[39], drum[40], and rhythm[41].

Why It Matters

The Rhythm of the Heat ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

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.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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