Calling Elvis

Dire Straits song
MusicComposition song Q1923827
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Calling Elvis

Summary

Calling Elvis is a song[1]. It draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (song category, ranking #243 of 2,171).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calling Elvis's instance of is recorded as song[3].
  • Calling Elvis's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Calling Elvis's composer is recorded as Mark Knopfler[5].
  • Calling Elvis's genre is roots rock[6].
  • Calling Elvis's genre is soft rock[7].
  • Calling Elvis followed Your Latest Trick[8].
  • Calling Elvis was followed by Heavy Fuel[9].
  • Calling Elvis was produced by Mark Knopfler[10].
  • Calling Elvis was performed by Dire Straits[11].
  • Calling Elvis's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[12].
  • Calling Elvis is part of On Every Street[13].
  • Calling Elvis was distributed by compact disc[14].
  • Calling Elvis was published on August 16, 1991[15].
  • Calling Elvis's lyricist is recorded as Mark Knopfler[16].
  • Calling Elvis's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+386'}[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: Single[18]

  • First release date: 1991-08-19[19]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, pop, rock, roots rock, soft rock[20]

  • Community tags: classic rock, pop, rock, roots rock, soft rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6958b293-fcb6-3929-93d9-639ca47db549[22]

Why It Matters

Calling Elvis draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (song category, ranking #243 of 2,171).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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.
  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.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Calling Elvis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/calling-elvis
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_calling-elvis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Calling Elvis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/calling-elvis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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