We're Only in It for the Money

Summary

We're Only in It for the Money is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• We're Only in It for the Money's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• We're Only in It for the Money's genre is experimental rock^[4].
• We're Only in It for the Money followed Lumpy Gravy^[5].
• We're Only in It for the Money was followed by Cruising with Ruben & the Jets^[6].
• We're Only in It for the Money was produced by Frank Zappa^[7].
• We're Only in It for the Money was produced by Tom Wilson^[8].
• We're Only in It for the Money was performed by The Mothers of Invention^[9].
• We're Only in It for the Money's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[10].
• We're Only in It for the Money's place of publication is recorded as United States^[11].
• We're Only in It for the Money's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• We're Only in It for the Money was distributed by vinyl record^[13].
• We're Only in It for the Money was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• We're Only in It for the Money was distributed by music download^[15].
• We're Only in It for the Money was published on March 4, 1968^[16].
• We're Only in It for the Money's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "We're Only in It for the Money"}^[17].
• We're Only in It for the Money's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2347'}^[18].
• We're Only in It for the Money's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[20]

• First release date: 1968-01^[21]

• Genre(s): avant-garde, experimental rock, progressive, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock^[22]

• Community tags: androgynous vocals, avant-garde, chaotic, complex, concept album, conscious, dark, dark humor, deadpan, dense, dissonant, drugs, eclectic, experimental rock, hateful, humorous, male vocalist, manic, melodic, misanthropic, noisy, parody, pastiche, pessimistic, pitched-up vocals, playful, police, political, progressive, provocative, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, quirky, rebellious, rock, sampling, sarcastic, satire, satirical, suite, surreal, uncommon time signatures^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6bf4d078-7bc6-32a1-8edf-0ef1bcb7a5df^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

We're Only in It for the Money was performed by The Mothers of Invention^[9]. Producers include Frank Zappa^[7] and Tom Wilson^[8].

Publication

We're Only in It for the Money was released on March 4, 1968^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is experimental rock^[4]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record^[13], music streaming^[14], and music download^[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

We're Only in It for the Money followed Lumpy Gravy^[5]. It was followed by Cruising with Ruben & the Jets^[6].

Why It Matters

We're Only in It for the Money ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]