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When the Tigers Broke Free

original song written and composed by Roger Waters; first recorded and released by Pink Floyd
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1991560
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When the Tigers Broke Free

Summary

When the Tigers Broke Free is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When the Tigers Broke Free's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's composer is recorded as Roger Waters[4].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's genre is rock music[5].
  • Among the performers on When the Tigers Broke Free was Pink Floyd[6].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Abbey Road Studios[8].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free was published on 1979[9].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's lyricist is recorded as Roger Waters[10].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When the Tigers Broke Free'}[11].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+197'}[12].
  • When the Tigers Broke Free's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb96ff3b-936e-3836-8b03-f7c34553f64b[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on When the Tigers Broke Free was Pink Floyd[6].

Publication

When the Tigers Broke Free was released on 1979[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is rock music[5].

Why It Matters

When the Tigers Broke Free ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Roger Waters

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Pink Floyd
    Form of creative work → song
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9002059292, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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