Was (Not Was)

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Organization musical_group Q2550127
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Was (Not Was)

Summary

Was (Not Was) is a musical group[1]. Was (Not Was) ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,506 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Was (Not Was)'s instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Was (Not Was)'s genre is dance-pop[4].
  • Was (Not Was)'s record label is recorded as ZE Records[5].
  • Was (Not Was)'s record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[6].
  • Was (Not Was)'s record label is recorded as Fontana Records[7].
  • Was (Not Was)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Was (Not Was) comprises David Was[9].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Was (Not Was)[10].
  • Was (Not Was)'s location of formation is recorded as Detroit[11].
  • Was (Not Was)'s official website is recorded as http://worldwidewas.com/[12].
  • Was (Not Was)'s start of work period is recorded as 1979[13].

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

  • Type: Group[14]

  • Country: US[15]

  • Began / founded: 1979[16]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, electronic, funk, pop, soul, synth-pop[17]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, classic pop and rock, contemporary r&b, electronic, funk, pop, soul, synth-pop[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e70a186-e64b-4003-bae1-f2f93da013ce[19]

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of Was (Not Was)[10]. Was (Not Was)'s location of formation is recorded as Detroit[11].

Why It Matters

Was (Not Was) ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,506 views/month).[2] Was (Not Was) has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Was (Not Was) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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