What It Is

song by Mark Knopfler
VisualArtwork single Q14518806
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What It Is

Summary

What It Is is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What It Is's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • What It Is's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[4].
  • What It Is's genre is roots rock[5].
  • What It Is followed Rüdiger[6].
  • What It Is was followed by Sailing to Philadelphia[7].
  • What It Is was produced by Mark Knopfler[8].
  • Among the performers on What It Is was Mark Knopfler[9].
  • What It Is's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[10].
  • What It Is is part of Sailing to Philadelphia[11].
  • What It Is's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • What It Is was released on September 4, 2000[13].
  • What It Is's lyricist is recorded as Mark Knopfler[14].
  • What It Is's different from is recorded as What It Is[15].

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[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 48c26efd-b765-4e42-8a25-d66b10589af3[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

What It Is was performed by Mark Knopfler[9]. It was produced by Mark Knopfler[8].

Publication

What It Is was published on September 4, 2000[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is roots rock[5]. It is part of Sailing to Philadelphia[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

What It Is followed Rüdiger[6]. It was followed by Sailing to Philadelphia[7].

Why It Matters

What It Is ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . 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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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label
    Single taken from the album or ep Q1766944
    Genre
    Instance of single
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