Highway Star

Summary

Highway Star is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Highway Star's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Highway Star's composer is recorded as Ian Gillan^[4].
• Highway Star's composer is recorded as Roger Glover^[5].
• Highway Star's composer is recorded as Ian Paice^[6].
• Highway Star's composer is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore^[7].
• Highway Star's composer is recorded as Jon Lord^[8].
• Highway Star's genre is hard rock^[9].
• Highway Star's genre is heavy metal music^[10].
• Highway Star was followed by Maybe I'm a Leo^[11].
• Highway Star was performed by Deep Purple^[12].
• Highway Star's record label is recorded as EMI^[13].
• Highway Star is part of Machine Head^[14].
• Highway Star's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• Highway Star was published on March 1972^[16].
• Highway Star's lyricist is recorded as Ian Gillan^[17].
• Highway Star's lyricist is recorded as Roger Glover^[18].
• Highway Star's lyricist is recorded as Ian Paice^[19].
• Highway Star's lyricist is recorded as Ritchie Blackmore^[20].
• Highway Star's lyricist is recorded as Jon Lord^[21].
• Highway Star's tonality is recorded as G major^[22].
• Highway Star's form of creative work is recorded as song^[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[24]

• Genre(s): classic rock, hard rock, rock^[25]

• Community tags: classic rock, hard rock, rock^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4c67aaca-7cc6-3388-88a3-fecb5fa382eb^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Highway Star was Deep Purple^[12].

Publication

Highway Star was published on March 1972^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include hard rock^[9] and heavy metal music^[10]. It is part of Machine Head^[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Highway Star was followed by Maybe I'm a Leo^[11].

Why It Matters

Highway Star ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (723 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]