The War on Drugs

Summary

The War on Drugs is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,583 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The War on Drugs received the Libera Award for Record of the Year^[3].
• The War on Drugs was influenced by Bob Dylan^[4].
• The War on Drugs's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• The War on Drugs's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• The War on Drugs's record label is recorded as Secretly Canadian^[7].
• The War on Drugs's Commons category is recorded as The War on Drugs^[8].
• The War on Drugs's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• January 1, 2005 marks the founding of The War on Drugs^[10].
• The War on Drugs's location of formation is recorded as Philadelphia^[11].
• The War on Drugs's official website is recorded as http://www.thewarondrugs.net/^[12].
• The War on Drugs's different from is recorded as war on drugs^[13].
• The War on Drugs's start of work period is recorded as 2005^[14].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+65418'}^[15].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+110000'}^[16].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+131000'}^[17].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+146000'}^[18].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+158000'}^[19].
• The War on Drugs's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+170000'}^[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: US^[22]

• Began / founded: 2005^[23]

• Genre(s): dream pop, heartland rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia^[24]

• Community tags: dream pop, heartland rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 87b9b3b8-ab93-426c-a200-4012d667a626^[26]

Body

Founding

January 1, 2005 marks the founding of The War on Drugs^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Philadelphia^[11].

Recognition

The War on Drugs received the Libera Award for Record of the Year^[3].

Why It Matters

The War on Drugs ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,583 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

FAQs

What awards did The War on Drugs receive?

Honors received include Libera Award for Record of the Year^[3].