Wild West Hero

1978 single by Electric Light Orchestra
VisualArtwork single Q3568131
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Wild West Hero

Summary

Wild West Hero is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wild West Hero's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Wild West Hero's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Wild West Hero's genre is rock music[5].
  • Wild West Hero followed Sweet Talkin' Woman[6].
  • Wild West Hero was followed by It's Over[7].
  • Wild West Hero was produced by Jeff Lynne[8].
  • Wild West Hero was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[9].
  • Wild West Hero's record label is recorded as Jet Records[10].
  • Wild West Hero is part of Out of the Blue[11].
  • Wild West Hero was published on June 10, 1978[12].
  • Wild West Hero's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[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: 5471af64-ce04-432f-8e90-483a94a54719[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Wild West Hero was Electric Light Orchestra[9]. It was produced by Jeff Lynne[8].

Publication

Wild West Hero was released on June 10, 1978[12]. Its genre is rock music[5]. It is part of Out of the Blue[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wild West Hero followed Sweet Talkin' Woman[6]. It was followed by It's Over[7].

Why It Matters

Wild West Hero ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

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.

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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Wild West Hero. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wild-west-hero
MLA “Wild West Hero.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wild-west-hero.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wild-west-hero_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wild West Hero}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wild-west-hero}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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