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The Spine

2004 studio album by They Might Be Giants
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The Spine

Summary

The Spine is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spine's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Spine's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The Spine followed Indestructible Object[5].
  • The Spine was followed by The Spine Surfs Alone[6].
  • The Spine was performed by They Might Be Giants[7].
  • The Spine's record label is recorded as They Might Be Giants[8].
  • The Spine's record label is recorded as Zoë Records[9].
  • The Spine's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Spine's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Spine was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • The Spine was released on July 13, 2004[13].

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: Album[14]

  • First release date: 2004-07-13[15]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, comedy rock, rock[16]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, childrens, comedy rock, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29f203b3-f902-3160-a33e-2f50c76d89e2[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Spine was They Might Be Giants[7].

Publication

The Spine was published on July 13, 2004[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It was distributed by music streaming[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Spine followed Indestructible Object[5]. It was followed by The Spine Surfs Alone[6].

Why It Matters

The Spine ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

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.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · The Twists and Turns · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → The Spine Surfs Alone
    Part of → Q100961823
    Follows → Indestructible Object
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q100961823]]"
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