Waterloo Sunset

Summary

Waterloo Sunset is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Waterloo Sunset's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Waterloo Sunset's genre is rock music^[4].
• London Waterloo station is named after Waterloo Sunset^[5].
• Waterloo Sunset followed Dead End Street^[6].
• Waterloo Sunset was followed by Autumn Almanac^[7].
• Waterloo Sunset was followed by David Watts^[8].
• Waterloo Sunset was produced by Ray Davies^[9].
• Waterloo Sunset was performed by The Kinks^[10].
• Waterloo Sunset's record label is recorded as Reprise Records^[11].
• Waterloo Sunset is part of Something Else by The Kinks^[12].
• Waterloo Sunset's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Waterloo Sunset was published on May 5, 1967^[14].
• Waterloo Sunset's lyricist is recorded as Ray Davies^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[16]

• Genre(s): hard rock, pop rock, rock, rock and roll^[17]

• Community tags: hard rock, pop rock, rock, rock and roll^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 73e6a661-6d1e-38fb-8b09-16642e1c8fdb^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Waterloo Sunset was performed by The Kinks^[10]. It was produced by Ray Davies^[9].

Publication

Waterloo Sunset was published on May 5, 1967^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is rock music^[4]. It is part of Something Else by The Kinks^[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Waterloo Sunset followed Dead End Street^[6]. Successors include Autumn Almanac^[7] and David Watts^[8].

Why It Matters

Waterloo Sunset ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (918 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]