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Watching the Detectives

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Watching the Detectives

Summary

Watching the Detectives is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watching the Detectives's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Watching the Detectives's genre is new wave[4].
  • Watching the Detectives followed My Aim Is True[5].
  • Watching the Detectives was followed by (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea[6].
  • Watching the Detectives was produced by Nick Lowe[7].
  • Among the performers on Watching the Detectives was Elvis Costello[8].
  • Watching the Detectives's record label is recorded as Stiff Records[9].
  • Watching the Detectives's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • Watching the Detectives was released on January 1, 1977[11].
  • Watching the Detectives's lyricist is recorded as Elvis Costello[12].
  • Watching the Detectives's different from is recorded as Watching the Detectives[13].
  • Watching the Detectives's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as My Aim Is True[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: 57ae3060-4a25-3b52-8352-c6cb46c81237[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Watching the Detectives was Elvis Costello[8]. It was produced by Nick Lowe[7].

Publication

Watching the Detectives was published on January 1, 1977[11]. Its genre is new wave[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Watching the Detectives followed My Aim Is True[5]. It was followed by (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea[6].

Why It Matters

Watching the Detectives ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

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.
  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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Watching the Detectives. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/watching-the-detectives-q7973157
MLA “Watching the Detectives.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/watching-the-detectives-q7973157.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_watching-the-detectives-q7973157_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Watching the Detectives}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/watching-the-detectives-q7973157}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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