The Weeping Song

single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
VisualArtwork single Q9358323
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The Weeping Song

Summary

The Weeping Song is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Weeping Song's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Weeping Song's genre is gothic rock[4].
  • The Weeping Song followed The Ship Song[5].
  • The Weeping Song was followed by Straight to You[6].
  • The Weeping Song was performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[7].
  • The Weeping Song's record label is recorded as Mute Records[8].
  • The Weeping Song was released on 1990[9].
  • The Weeping Song's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as The Good Son[10].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[11]

  • First release date: 1990-09-17[12]

  • Genre(s): gothic rock, punk blues, rock[13]

  • Community tags: gothic rock, punk blues, rock, singer/songwriter[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2e9a7ed1-d5da-34e5-bf46-4698a6e2b65d[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Weeping Song was performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[7].

Publication

The Weeping Song was released on 1990[9]. Its genre is gothic rock[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Weeping Song followed The Ship Song[5]. It was followed by Straight to You[6].

Why It Matters

The Weeping Song ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 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.

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

  1. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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