Mad World

Summary

Mad World is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,487 views/month, #175 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mad World's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Mad World's composer is recorded as Roland Orzabal^[4].
• Mad World's genre is new wave^[5].
• Among the performers on Mad World was Tears for Fears^[6].
• Among the performers on Mad World was Michael Andrews^[7].
• Among the performers on Mad World was Susan Boyle^[8].
• Mad World's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Mad World was published on 1982^[10].
• Mad World's lyricist is recorded as Roland Orzabal^[11].
• Mad World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mad World'}^[12].
• Mad World's different from is recorded as Mad World^[13].
• Mad World's form of creative work is recorded as song^[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[15]

• Genre(s): indie pop, pop^[16]

• Community tags: indie pop, pop^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 879ba403-a134-3b8d-85e2-06bc4a22d339^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Tears for Fears^[6], Michael Andrews^[7], and Susan Boyle^[8].

Publication

Mad World was published on 1982^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Its genre is new wave^[5].

Why It Matters

Mad World ranks in the top 0.9% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,487 views/month, #175 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]