Cry for Help

1991 single by Rick Astley
VisualArtwork single Q5190423
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Cry for Help

Summary

Cry for Help is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cry for Help's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Cry for Help's genre is pop music[4].
  • Cry for Help's genre is soul[5].
  • Cry for Help followed Ain't Too Proud to Beg[6].
  • Cry for Help was followed by Move Right Out[7].
  • Cry for Help was performed by Q219237[8].
  • Cry for Help's record label is recorded as RCA Records[9].
  • Cry for Help was released on January 21, 1991[10].
  • Cry for Help's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Free[11].

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[12]

  • First release date: 1991[13]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop[14]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 64be5f78-9f1d-3c19-8d43-dfe242982b58[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Cry for Help was Q219237[8].

Publication

Cry for Help was released on January 21, 1991[10]. Genres include pop music[4] and soul[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cry for Help followed Ain't Too Proud to Beg[6]. It was followed by Move Right Out[7].

Why It Matters

Cry for Help ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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