Wire

Summary

Wire is a musical group^[1]. Wire ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,665 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wire's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Wire's genre is art punk^[4].
• Wire's record label is recorded as Mute Records^[5].
• Wire's discography is recorded as Wire discography^[6].
• Wire's Commons category is recorded as Wire (band)^[7].
• Wire's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• Wire comprises Colin Newman^[9].
• Wire comprises Graham Lewis^[10].
• Wire comprises Bruce Gilbert^[11].
• Wire comprises Robert Gotobed^[12].
• 1976 marks the founding of Wire^[13].
• Wire's location of formation is recorded as London^[14].
• Wire's official website is recorded as http://pinkflag.com^[15].
• Wire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wire (band)^[16].
• Wire's topic has template is recorded as Template:Wire^[17].
• Wire's start of work period is recorded as 1976^[18].
• Wire's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5968'}^[19].
• Wire's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5935'}^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: GB^[22]

• Began / founded: 1976-10^[23]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art punk, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, new wave, post-punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[24]

• Community tags: alternative rock, art punk, british, electronic, experimental rock, indie rock, industrial rock, new wave, post-punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7f2a8098-50e3-451c-8696-c5d9f64f4762^[26]

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Founding

1976 marks the founding of Wire^[13]. Wire's location of formation is recorded as London^[14].

Why It Matters

Wire ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,665 views/month).^[2] Wire has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Wire is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Wire has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 1986^[31] and Manic Street Preachers^[32], a musical group^[33], founded in 1986^[34].

FAQs

Who did Wire influence?

Wire has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[29] and Manic Street Preachers^[32].