When the Whip Comes Down

song written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally recorded by The Rolling Stones in 1977 and released in 1978
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q4994766
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When the Whip Comes Down

Summary

When the Whip Comes Down is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When the Whip Comes Down's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • When the Whip Comes Down's genre is rock music[4].
  • When the Whip Comes Down followed Miss You[5].
  • When the Whip Comes Down was followed by Respectable[6].
  • When the Whip Comes Down was produced by The Glimmer Twins[7].
  • When the Whip Comes Down was performed by The Rolling Stones[8].
  • When the Whip Comes Down's record label is recorded as Rolling Stones Records[9].
  • When the Whip Comes Down's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[10].
  • When the Whip Comes Down is part of Some Girls[11].
  • When the Whip Comes Down was released on September 9, 1978[12].
  • When the Whip Comes Down's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When the Whip Comes Down'}[13].
  • When the Whip Comes Down's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b0985ca9-0934-4690-835b-986690a6507a[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

When the Whip Comes Down was performed by The Rolling Stones[8]. It was produced by The Glimmer Twins[7].

Publication

When the Whip Comes Down was published on September 9, 1978[12]. Its genre is rock music[4]. It is part of Some Girls[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

When the Whip Comes Down followed Miss You[5]. It was followed by Respectable[6].

Why It Matters

When the Whip Comes Down ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). When the Whip Comes Down. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/when-the-whip-comes-down
MLA “When the Whip Comes Down.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/when-the-whip-comes-down.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_when-the-whip-comes-down_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{When the Whip Comes Down}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/when-the-whip-comes-down}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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