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Thriller

original song written and composed by Rod Temperton; first recorded by Michael Jackson in 1982, released as a single on November 11, 1983 (UK) and January 23, 1984 (US)
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Thriller

Summary

Thriller is a musical work/composition[1]. Thriller ranks in the top 0.01% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,585 views/month, #2 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thriller received the SNEP platinum single[3].
  • Thriller's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Thriller's composer is recorded as Rod Temperton[5].
  • Thriller's genre is disco[6].
  • Thriller's genre is funk[7].
  • Thriller was produced by Quincy Jones[8].
  • Among the performers on Thriller was Q2831[9].
  • Thriller is part of Thriller[10].
  • Thriller's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Thriller was released on 1982[12].
  • Thriller was published on November 11, 1983[13].
  • Thriller was released on January 23, 1984[14].
  • Thriller's lyricist is recorded as Rod Temperton[15].
  • Thriller's tonality is recorded as C-sharp minor[16].
  • Thriller's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thriller'}[17].
  • Thriller's different from is recorded as Thriller[18].
  • Thriller's form of creative work is recorded as song[19].

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: Song[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e9bccf9-41d6-33b8-b2da-6a5c418b3132[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Thriller was performed by Q2831[9]. Thriller was produced by Quincy Jones[8].

Publication

Publication dates include 1982[12], November 11, 1983[13], and January 23, 1984[14]. Thriller's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include disco[6] and funk[7]. Thriller is part of Thriller[10].

Reception

Thriller received the SNEP platinum single[3].

Why It Matters

Thriller ranks in the top 0.01% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,585 views/month, #2 of 19,375).[2] Thriller has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Thriller is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Thriller receive?

Honors received include SNEP platinum single[3].

Related Entities

Quincy Jones Thriller

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . infodisc.fr. Retrieved . infodisc.fr. Provenance: 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Xeroctic · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller"
  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Q2831
    Form of creative work → song
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0721272656, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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