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So Serious

1986 song with lyrics by Jeff Lynne performed by Electric Light Orchestra
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So Serious

Summary

So Serious is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • So Serious's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • So Serious's genre is pop rock[4].
  • So Serious followed Calling America[5].
  • So Serious was followed by Getting to the Point[6].
  • So Serious was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].
  • So Serious was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[8].
  • So Serious's record label is recorded as CBS Records International[9].
  • So Serious is part of Balance of Power[10].
  • So Serious was published on April 18, 1986[11].
  • So Serious's lyricist is recorded as Jeff Lynne[12].
  • So Serious's form of creative work is recorded as song[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: 36f25760-961e-3502-9f3c-31eaba825db1[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on So Serious was Electric Light Orchestra[8]. It was produced by Jeff Lynne[7].

Publication

So Serious was published on April 18, 1986[11]. Its genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of Balance of Power[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

So Serious followed Calling America[5]. It was followed by Getting to the Point[6].

Why It Matters

So Serious ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Electric Light Orchestra Jeff Lynne

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.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_so-serious_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{So Serious}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/so-serious}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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