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Killing Floor

song by Howlin' Wolf
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Killing Floor

Summary

Killing Floor is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Killing Floor's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Killing Floor's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Killing Floor's genre is Chicago blues[5].
  • Killing Floor followed Sugar Mama[6].
  • Killing Floor was produced by Leonard Chess[7].
  • Among the performers on Killing Floor was Howlin' Wolf[8].
  • Among the performers on Killing Floor was Jimi Hendrix[9].
  • Killing Floor's record label is recorded as Chess Records[10].
  • Killing Floor's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Killing Floor's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Killing Floor was released on 1965[13].
  • Killing Floor's lyricist is recorded as Howlin' Wolf[14].
  • Killing Floor's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Killing Floor'}[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: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5da1dcd8-0bb1-3b07-ad62-7e92f101d61a[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Howlin' Wolf[8] and Jimi Hendrix[9]. Killing Floor was produced by Leonard Chess[7].

Publication

Killing Floor was released on 1965[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is Chicago blues[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Killing Floor followed Sugar Mama[6].

Why It Matters

Killing Floor ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Chess Records Howlin' Wolf Jimi Hendrix 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Killing Floor. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/killing-floor-q1996879
MLA “Killing Floor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/killing-floor-q1996879.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_killing-floor-q1996879_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Killing Floor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/killing-floor-q1996879}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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