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Was (Not Was)

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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 (2,663 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].

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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 (2,663 views/month).[2] Was (Not Was) has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Was (Not Was) is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
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    Instance of → musical group
    Website → —
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