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Vienna

song written and composed by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure, originally recorded by Ultravox and released in 1981
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Vienna

Summary

Vienna is a musical work/composition[1]. Vienna ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vienna's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Vienna's composer is recorded as Chris Cross[4].
  • Vienna's composer is recorded as Billy Currie[5].
  • Vienna's composer is recorded as Midge Ure[6].
  • Vienna's composer is recorded as Warren Cann[7].
  • Vienna's genre is new wave[8].
  • Vienna followed Passing Strangers[9].
  • Vienna was followed by Systems of Romance[10].
  • Among the performers on Vienna was Ultravox[11].
  • Vienna's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[12].
  • Vienna is part of Vienna[13].
  • Vienna's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Vienna's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Vienna was released on January 15, 1981[16].
  • Vienna's lyricist is recorded as Midge Ure[17].
  • Vienna's lyricist is recorded as Billy Currie[18].
  • Vienna's lyricist is recorded as Warren Cann[19].
  • Vienna's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vienna'}[20].
  • Vienna's form of creative work is recorded as song[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 33826c32-7790-3d04-9bc4-db63021e357e[23]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Vienna was Ultravox[11].

Publication

Vienna was released on January 15, 1981[16]. Vienna's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Vienna's genre is new wave[8]. Vienna is part of Vienna[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Vienna followed Passing Strangers[9]. Vienna was followed by Systems of Romance[10].

Why It Matters

Vienna ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month).[2] Vienna has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

Midge Ure United Kingdom

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Vienna. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vienna-q9304410
MLA “Vienna.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/vienna-q9304410.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vienna-q9304410_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vienna}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vienna-q9304410}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Vienna
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