20th Century Boy

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"20th Century Boy" is a 1973 glam rock single by British band T. Rex, known for its heavy guitar riff and enduring influence on rock music.

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instanceOf single
song
artist T. Rex NERFINISHED
B-side Free Angel NERFINISHED
backingVocals Gloria Jones NERFINISHED
bassist Steve Currie NERFINISHED
chartPositionIrishSingles 1
chartPositionUKSingles 3
composer Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coveredBy Def Leppard NERFINISHED
Placebo NERFINISHED
The Replacements NERFINISHED
drummer Bill Legend NERFINISHED
featuredInCommercial Coca-Cola advertisement
featuredInFilm Billy Elliot NERFINISHED
Velvet Goldmine NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
genre glam rock
guitarist Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
hasCulturalStatus glam rock anthem
rock classic
hasEnduringInfluence true
hasKey B major
hasLiveVersion Born to Boogie soundtrack NERFINISHED
hasMusicalFeature heavy guitar riff
hasNotableRiff opening guitar riff
hasTempo fast
includedOnCompilation Bolan Boogie NERFINISHED
Great Hits NERFINISHED
influencedGenre rock music
label EMI NERFINISHED
T. Rex Wax Co. NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:39
originallyNonAlbumSingle true GENERATED
partOf T. Rex discography NERFINISHED
performer T. Rex NERFINISHED
producer Tony Visconti NERFINISHED
recorded 1973
recordedAt AIR Studios London NERFINISHED
Château d’Hérouville NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1973-03-16
vocalist Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
writer Marc Bolan NERFINISHED

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T. Rex notableWork 20th Century Boy