We Didn't Start the Fire

Summary

We Didn't Start the Fire is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,495 views/month, #41 of 23,006).^[2]

Key Facts

• We Didn't Start the Fire's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's composer is recorded as Billy Joel^[4].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's genre is rock music^[5].
• We Didn't Start the Fire followed Baby Grand^[6].
• We Didn't Start the Fire was followed by Leningrad^[7].
• We Didn't Start the Fire was produced by Mick Jones^[8].
• Among the performers on We Didn't Start the Fire was Billy Joel^[9].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[10].
• We Didn't Start the Fire is part of Storm Front^[11].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• We Didn't Start the Fire was released on November 10, 1989^[14].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's lyricist is recorded as Billy Joel^[15].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[16].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+289'}^[17].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Storm Front^[18].
• We Didn't Start the Fire's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Storm Front^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[20]

• Community tags: list song^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4d246902-5e5f-3a58-a316-02a187c96643^[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on We Didn't Start the Fire was Billy Joel^[9]. It was produced by Mick Jones^[8].

Publication

We Didn't Start the Fire was released on November 10, 1989^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is rock music^[5]. It is part of Storm Front^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

We Didn't Start the Fire followed Baby Grand^[6]. It was followed by Leningrad^[7].

Why It Matters

We Didn't Start the Fire ranks in the top 0.18% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,495 views/month, #41 of 23,006).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]