Total Eclipse of the Heart

original song written and composed by Jim Steinman; first recorded by Bonnie Tyler in 1982 and released in 1983
Thing musical_work_composition Q138410
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Total Eclipse of the Heart

Summary

Total Eclipse of the Heart is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's composer is recorded as Jim Steinman[4].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's genre is rock music[5].
  • eclipse is named after Total Eclipse of the Heart[6].
  • heart is named after Total Eclipse of the Heart[7].
  • Among the performers on Total Eclipse of the Heart was Bonnie Tyler[8].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart was performed by Hurra Torpedo[9].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart was performed by Westlife[10].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart was performed by Bonnie Tyler[11].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart is part of Faster Than the Speed of Night[12].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart was published on 1983[14].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's lyricist is recorded as Jim Steinman[15].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's tonality is recorded as F minor[16].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's title is recorded as Total Eclipse of the Heart[17].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's derivative work is recorded as Zatmění[18].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's derivative work is recorded as Totale Finsternis[19].
  • Total Eclipse of the Heart's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

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[21]

  • Genre(s): power pop, rock[22]

  • Community tags: power pop, rock[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 79ad218a-4ec5-34a3-90c0-93478d4c874f[24]

Body

Definition and Type

Total Eclipse of the Heart's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].

Origins

Things named after include eclipse[6] and heart[7], an organ type[25].

Use and Application

Total Eclipse of the Heart is part of Faster Than the Speed of Night[12].

Why It Matters

Total Eclipse of the Heart has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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