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Kool Thing

1990 single by Sonic Youth
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Kool Thing

Summary

Kool Thing is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kool Thing's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Kool Thing's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Kool Thing followed Touch Me I'm Sick / Halloween[5].
  • Kool Thing was followed by Disappearer[6].
  • Kool Thing was performed by Sonic Youth[7].
  • Kool Thing's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[8].
  • Kool Thing's record label is recorded as DGC Records[9].
  • Kool Thing is part of Goo[10].
  • Kool Thing's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Kool Thing was published on June 1990[12].

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[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7b45d04a-1296-3711-99b4-fc6d40c2dcba[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Kool Thing was Sonic Youth[7].

Publication

Kool Thing was released on June 1990[12]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of Goo[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Kool Thing followed Touch Me I'm Sick / Halloween[5]. It was followed by Disappearer[6].

Why It Matters

Kool Thing ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Geffen Records Kim Gordon Lee Ranaldo Sonic Youth Thurston Moore 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.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kool Thing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kool-thing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kool-thing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kool Thing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kool-thing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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