We Built This City

Summary

We Built This City is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,637 views/month, #102 of 23,006).^[2]

Key Facts

• We Built This City's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• We Built This City's genre is pop rock^[4].
• We Built This City was followed by Sara^[5].
• We Built This City was performed by Starship^[6].
• We Built This City's record label is recorded as Grunt^[7].
• We Built This City is part of Knee Deep in the Hoopla^[8].
• We Built This City's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• We Built This City was released on August 1, 1985^[10].
• We Built This City's lyricist is recorded as Bernie Taupin^[11].
• We Built This City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'We Built This City'}^[12].
• We Built This City's has characteristic is recorded as debut single^[13].
• We Built This City's form of creative work is recorded as song^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[15]

• MusicBrainz ID: e3c157ab-eece-3e16-8a31-8067ea103e3d^[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

We Built This City was performed by Starship^[6].

Publication

We Built This City was published on August 1, 1985^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is pop rock^[4]. It is part of Knee Deep in the Hoopla^[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

We Built This City was followed by Sara^[5].

Why It Matters

We Built This City ranks in the top 0.44% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,637 views/month, #102 of 23,006).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]