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The World Needs a Hero

album by Megadeth
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The World Needs a Hero

Summary

The World Needs a Hero is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,718 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The World Needs a Hero's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The World Needs a Hero's genre is thrash metal[4].
  • The World Needs a Hero was produced by Dave Mustaine[5].
  • Among the performers on The World Needs a Hero was Megadeth[6].
  • The World Needs a Hero's record label is recorded as Sanctuary Records[7].
  • The World Needs a Hero's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • The World Needs a Hero is part of Megadeth's albums in chronological order[9].
  • The World Needs a Hero's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The World Needs a Hero was distributed by Compact Disc Digital Audio[11].
  • The World Needs a Hero was released on May 12, 2001[12].
  • The World Needs a Hero's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3469'}[13].
  • The World Needs a Hero's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[14].

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[15]

  • First release date: 2000[16]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, thrash metal[17]

  • Community tags: 00s, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, thrash metal[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8f58b16b-049c-3fce-bf44-256015ea3b5b[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The World Needs a Hero was Megadeth[6]. It was produced by Dave Mustaine[5].

Publication

The World Needs a Hero was published on May 12, 2001[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is thrash metal[4]. It is part of Megadeth's albums in chronological order[9]. It was distributed by Compact Disc Digital Audio[11].

Why It Matters

The World Needs a Hero ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,718 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Compact Disc Digital Audio Dave Mustaine 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.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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