War Pigs

Summary

War Pigs is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (722 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• War Pigs's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• War Pigs's composer is recorded as Tony Iommi^[4].
• War Pigs's genre is protest song^[5].
• Among the performers on War Pigs was Black Sabbath^[6].
• War Pigs's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records^[7].
• War Pigs is part of Paranoid^[8].
• War Pigs's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• War Pigs's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• War Pigs was published on 1970^[11].
• War Pigs's lyricist is recorded as Q133151^[12].
• War Pigs's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'War Pigs'}^[13].
• War Pigs's form of creative work is recorded as song^[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on War Pigs was Black Sabbath^[6].

Publication

War Pigs was released on 1970^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is protest song^[5]. It is part of Paranoid^[8].

Why It Matters

War Pigs ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (722 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]