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Remote Control

1977 single by The Clash
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Remote Control

Summary

Remote Control is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Remote Control's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Remote Control's composer is recorded as Joe Strummer[4].
  • Remote Control's composer is recorded as Mick Jones[5].
  • Remote Control's genre is punk rock[6].
  • Remote Control followed White Riot[7].
  • Remote Control was followed by Complete Control[8].
  • Remote Control was performed by The Clash[9].
  • Remote Control's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • Remote Control is part of The Clash[11].
  • Remote Control was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • Remote Control was released on May 13, 1977[13].

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[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85232a8c-12c6-392f-8307-3e3102cea108[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Remote Control was The Clash[9].

Publication

Remote Control was released on May 13, 1977[13]. Its genre is punk rock[6]. It is part of The Clash[11]. It was distributed by vinyl record[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Remote Control followed White Riot[7]. It was followed by Complete Control[8].

Why It Matters

Remote Control ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Columbia Records Joe Strummer

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.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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