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Trans-Europa Express

original song composed by Ralf Hütter, lyrics by Ralf Hütter and Emil Schult; first recorded by Kraftwerk in 1976 and released in 1977
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Trans-Europa Express

Summary

Trans-Europa Express is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trans-Europa Express's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Trans-Europa Express's composer is recorded as Ralf Hütter[4].
  • Trans-Europa Express's genre is electronic music[5].
  • Trans Europ Express is named after Trans-Europa Express[6].
  • Among the performers on Trans-Europa Express was Kraftwerk[7].
  • Trans-Europa Express is part of Trans-Europe Express[8].
  • Trans-Europa Express's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • Trans-Europa Express was published on 1976[10].
  • Trans-Europa Express's lyricist is recorded as Emil Schult[11].
  • Trans-Europa Express's lyricist is recorded as Ralf Hütter[12].
  • Trans-Europa Express's main subject is Trans Europ Express[13].
  • Trans-Europa Express's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[14].
  • Trans-Europa Express's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Trans Europa Express'}[15].
  • Trans-Europa Express's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9aac2cd-62ad-43d0-87b9-3f22106af7ee[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Trans-Europa Express was Kraftwerk[7].

Publication

Trans-Europa Express was published on 1976[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[9]. Its genre is electronic music[5]. It is part of Trans-Europe Express[8].

Subject and Themes

Trans-Europa Express's main subject is Trans Europ Express[13].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Trans-Europa Express include Trans-X[19], a musical group[20], founded in 1983[21].

Why It Matters

Trans-Europa Express ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Entities named for it include Trans-X[19], a musical group[20], founded in 1983[21].

Related Entities

Kraftwerk Ralf Hütter

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . 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.
  9. [11] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name → German
    Performer → Kraftwerk
    Form of creative work → song
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