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Watcher of the Skies

1972 song by Genesis
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Watcher of the Skies

Summary

Watcher of the Skies is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watcher of the Skies's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Watcher of the Skies's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • Watcher of the Skies followed Happy the Man[5].
  • Watcher of the Skies was followed by I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)[6].
  • Among the performers on Watcher of the Skies was Genesis[7].
  • Watcher of the Skies's record label is recorded as Charisma[8].
  • Watcher of the Skies is part of Foxtrot[9].
  • Watcher of the Skies was released on October 6, 1972[10].
  • Watcher of the Skies's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel[11].
  • Watcher of the Skies's form of creative work is recorded as song[12].

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: Single[13]

  • First release date: 1973[14]

  • Genre(s): rock[15]

  • Community tags: rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1d255484-de33-33bd-8179-92da6e4550de[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Watcher of the Skies was Genesis[7].

Publication

Watcher of the Skies was released on October 6, 1972[10]. Its genre is progressive rock[4]. It is part of Foxtrot[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Watcher of the Skies followed Happy the Man[5]. It was followed by I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)[6].

Why It Matters

Watcher of the Skies ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Genesis Peter Gabriel

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.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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MLA “Watcher of the Skies.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/watcher-of-the-skies.
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