Walk Like an Egyptian

original song written and composed by Liam Sternberg; first recorded by Bangles
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1885339
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Walk Like an Egyptian

Summary

Walk Like an Egyptian is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,081 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walk Like an Egyptian's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's composer is recorded as Liam Sternberg[4].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's genre is popular music[5].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian was performed by The Bangles[6].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian was published on 1985[8].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's lyricist is recorded as Liam Sternberg[9].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[10].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walk Like an Egyptian'}[11].
  • Walk Like an Egyptian's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e75a20e4-67e3-3e73-9f55-2c68932b81fb[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Walk Like an Egyptian was performed by The Bangles[6].

Publication

Walk Like an Egyptian was published on 1985[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Walk Like an Egyptian ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,081 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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

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] . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Walk Like an Egyptian. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/walk-like-an-egyptian
MLA “Walk Like an Egyptian.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/walk-like-an-egyptian.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_walk-like-an-egyptian_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Walk Like an Egyptian}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/walk-like-an-egyptian}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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