Wanted Dead or Alive

1987 single by Bon Jovi
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Wanted Dead or Alive

Summary

Wanted Dead or Alive is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wanted Dead or Alive's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive's genre is rock music[4].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive followed Livin' on a Prayer[5].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive was followed by Never Say Goodbye[6].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive was produced by Bruce Fairbairn[7].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive was performed by Bon Jovi[8].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[9].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive is part of Slippery When Wet[10].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive was distributed by compact disc[11].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive was published on 1987[13].
  • Wanted Dead or Alive's lyricist is recorded as Richie Sambora[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 898b0925-5bfa-393c-bfab-2ef93c1d552e[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Wanted Dead or Alive was Bon Jovi[8]. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn[7].

Publication

Wanted Dead or Alive was published on 1987[13]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Slippery When Wet[10]. It was distributed by compact disc[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wanted Dead or Alive followed Livin' on a Prayer[5]. It was followed by Never Say Goodbye[6].

Why It Matters

Wanted Dead or Alive ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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