Learning to Fly

original song written and composed by Jon Carin, Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Antony Moore
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q770196
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Learning to Fly

Summary

Learning to Fly is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Learning to Fly's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Learning to Fly's composer is recorded as Jon Carin[4].
  • Learning to Fly's composer is recorded as Bob Ezrin[5].
  • Learning to Fly's composer is recorded as David Gilmour[6].
  • Learning to Fly's genre is rock music[7].
  • Among the performers on Learning to Fly was Pink Floyd[8].
  • Learning to Fly is part of A Momentary Lapse of Reason[9].
  • Learning to Fly's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Learning to Fly was released on 1987[11].
  • Learning to Fly's lyricist is recorded as David Gilmour[12].
  • Learning to Fly's lyricist is recorded as Anthony Moore[13].
  • Learning to Fly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Learning to Fly'}[14].
  • Learning to Fly's different from is recorded as Learning to fly[15].
  • Learning to Fly's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9ffaf740-a3c0-3fdc-bb7f-7f258d6908a5[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Learning to Fly was performed by Pink Floyd[8].

Publication

Learning to Fly was published on 1987[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is rock music[7]. It is part of A Momentary Lapse of Reason[9].

Why It Matters

Learning to Fly ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,043 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Learning to Fly. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/learning-to-fly
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_learning-to-fly_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Learning to Fly}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/learning-to-fly}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer Pink Floyd
    Form of creative work song
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