Love Shack

1989 dance song by The B-52's
VisualArtwork single Q51622
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Love Shack

Summary

Love Shack is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,436 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Love Shack authored Kate Pierson[3].
  • Love Shack authored Fred Schneider[4].
  • Love Shack authored Keith Strickland[5].
  • Love Shack authored Cindy Wilson[6].
  • Love Shack's instance of is recorded as single[7].
  • Love Shack's composer is recorded as Kate Pierson[8].
  • Love Shack's genre is pop rock[9].
  • Love Shack's genre is dance-rock[10].
  • Love Shack followed Channel Z[11].
  • Love Shack followed Debbie[12].
  • Love Shack was followed by Roam[13].
  • Love Shack was followed by Funplex[14].
  • Love Shack was produced by Don Was[15].
  • Love Shack was performed by The B-52's[16].
  • Love Shack's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[17].
  • Love Shack is part of Cosmic Thing[18].
  • Love Shack's language of work or name is recorded as American English[19].
  • Love Shack's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Love Shack was published on September 1, 1989[21].
  • Love Shack's lyricist is recorded as Kate Pierson[22].
  • Love Shack's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+30856'}[23].

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[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 790c65e8-5a1c-32f1-b804-fa9ddd20bc2f[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Kate Pierson[3], a singer[26], b. 1948[27], of United States[28], specialised in music[29]; Fred Schneider[4], a singer[30], b. 1951[31], of United States[32]; Keith Strickland[5], a musician[33], b. 1953[34], of United States[35]; and Cindy Wilson[6], a singer[36], b. 1957[37], of United States[38]. Among the performers on Love Shack was The B-52's[16]. It was produced by Don Was[15].

Publication

Love Shack was released on September 1, 1989[21]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[19]. Genres include pop rock[9] and dance-rock[10]. It is part of Cosmic Thing[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Channel Z[11] and Debbie[12]. Successors include Roam[13] and Funplex[14].

Why It Matters

Love Shack ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,436 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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