Race for the Prize
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"Race for the Prize" is a critically acclaimed, orchestral-psychedelic rock song by The Flaming Lips that opens their 1999 album *The Soft Bulletin* and has become one of their signature tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Race for the Prize canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Soft Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | late 1990s alternative rock ⓘ |
| composer |
Steven Drozd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Coyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | orchestral-psychedelic rock song ⓘ |
| features |
distorted drums
ⓘ
layered vocals ⓘ prominent orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| format |
7-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
orchestral rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | one of The Flaming Lips' signature tracks ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of The Soft Bulletin as a landmark album ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavoriteStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | unconventional drum pattern ⓘ |
| hasType | studio recording ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Flaming Lips live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Wayne Coyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | opening track of The Soft Bulletin ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | The Soft Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Flaming Lips discography
ⓘ
The Soft Bulletin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dave Fridmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | The Flaming Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
competition
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ scientific discovery ⓘ |
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