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Breakdown

song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey
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Breakdown

Summary

Breakdown is a single[1]. Breakdown ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Breakdown's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Breakdown's genre is rhythm and blues[4].
  • Breakdown followed The Roof[5].
  • Breakdown was followed by My All[6].
  • Among the performers on Breakdown was Mariah Carey[7].
  • Among the performers on Breakdown was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony[8].
  • Breakdown's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • Breakdown is part of Butterfly[10].
  • Breakdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Breakdown was distributed by compact cassette[12].
  • Breakdown's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Breakdown was released on January 1, 1997[14].
  • Breakdown's lyricist is recorded as Mariah Carey[15].

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: Single[16]

  • First release date: 1998-03-22[17]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, hip hop soul, pop rap, r&b, smooth soul[18]

  • Community tags: bird sounds, contemporary r&b, hip hop soul, pop rap, r&b, smooth soul[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fc08931f-2ff5-4b1c-9434-0d968ede523a[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Mariah Carey[7] and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony[8].

Publication

Breakdown was released on January 1, 1997[14]. Breakdown's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Breakdown's genre is rhythm and blues[4]. Breakdown is part of Butterfly[10]. Breakdown was distributed by compact cassette[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Breakdown followed The Roof[5]. Breakdown was followed by My All[6].

Why It Matters

Breakdown ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2] Breakdown has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Columbia Records Mariah Carey United States

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.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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