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Walk of Life

1985 song by Dire Straits
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Walk of Life

Summary

Walk of Life is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walk of Life's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Walk of Life's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[4].
  • Walk of Life's genre is country rock[5].
  • Walk of Life's genre is rock music[6].
  • Walk of Life was performed by Dire Straits[7].
  • Walk of Life is part of Brothers in Arms[8].
  • Walk of Life's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Walk of Life was published on 1985[10].
  • Walk of Life's lyricist is recorded as Mark Knopfler[11].
  • Walk of Life's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walk of Life'}[12].
  • Walk of Life's different from is recorded as Walk of Life[13].
  • Walk of Life's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • Genre(s): aor, blues rock, pop rock, rock[16]

  • Community tags: aor, blues rock, pop rock, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ce15274a-403d-3cab-8150-609b2364ffbc[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Walk of Life was Dire Straits[7].

Publication

Walk of Life was published on 1985[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include country rock[5] and rock music[6]. It is part of Brothers in Arms[8].

Why It Matters

Walk of Life ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_walk-of-life_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Walk of Life}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/walk-of-life}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dire Straits
    Form of creative work → song
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