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Sleeping Sun

2005 single by Nightwish
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Sleeping Sun

Summary

Sleeping Sun is a single[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sleeping Sun's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Sleeping Sun's genre is symphonic metal[4].
  • Sleeping Sun followed The Siren[5].
  • Sleeping Sun was followed by Eva[6].
  • Sleeping Sun was performed by Nightwish[7].
  • Sleeping Sun's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[8].
  • Sleeping Sun is part of Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish[9].
  • Sleeping Sun was distributed by compact disc[10].
  • Sleeping Sun was released on October 19, 2005[11].
  • Sleeping Sun's lyricist is recorded as Tuomas Holopainen[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: Single[13]

  • First release date: 2005-10-10[14]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, rock, symphonic black metal, symphonic metal[15]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, rock, symphonic black metal, symphonic metal[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9b94728c-4536-3685-a2e6-add5976b26bf[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Sleeping Sun was Nightwish[7].

Publication

Sleeping Sun was published on October 19, 2005[11]. Its genre is symphonic metal[4]. It is part of Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish[9]. It was distributed by compact disc[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sleeping Sun followed The Siren[5]. It was followed by Eva[6].

Why It Matters

Sleeping Sun has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

compact disc Nightwish Tuomas Holopainen Universal Music Group

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.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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