Xanadu

song written and composed by Jeff Lynne; originally recorded by Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra in 1979 and released 1980
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q728982
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Xanadu

Summary

Xanadu is a musical work/composition[1]. Xanadu ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xanadu's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Xanadu's genre is disco[4].
  • Xanadu followed I'm Alive[5].
  • Xanadu was followed by All Over the World[6].
  • Xanadu was followed by Suddenly[7].
  • Xanadu was produced by Jeff Lynne[8].
  • Among the performers on Xanadu was Olivia Newton-John[9].
  • Xanadu was performed by Drifters[10].
  • Xanadu's record label is recorded as Jet Records[11].
  • Xanadu is part of Xanadu[12].
  • Xanadu's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Xanadu was released on June 13, 1980[14].
  • Xanadu's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[15].
  • Xanadu's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Xanadu'}[16].
  • Xanadu's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

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[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 352f89c7-abcf-301b-b49f-c0eb10c01887[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Olivia Newton-John[9] and Drifters[10]. Xanadu was produced by Jeff Lynne[8].

Publication

Xanadu was published on June 13, 1980[14]. Xanadu's language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Xanadu's genre is disco[4]. Xanadu is part of Xanadu[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Xanadu followed I'm Alive[5]. Successors include All Over the World[6] and Suddenly[7].

Why It Matters

Xanadu ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[2] Xanadu has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_xanadu-q728982_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Xanadu}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/xanadu-q728982}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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