"Theme from Shaft"
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"Theme from Shaft" is a 1971 funk and soul song by Isaac Hayes, best known as the iconic, Oscar-winning theme for the film "Shaft."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theme from Shaft | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 44th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumVersionLength | 4:37 ⓘ |
| artist | Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardRB | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus | blaxploitation film theme standard ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| fromFilm | Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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soul ⓘ |
| hasAward | Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approx. 104 ⓘ |
| hasBside | Cafe Regio's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ horn section ⓘ strings ⓘ wah-wah guitar ⓘ |
| hasKey | B minor ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle |
call-and-response backing vocals
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spoken-word intro ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isThemeFor | Shaft (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:37 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first soul songs to win an Academy Award
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iconic wah-wah guitar riff ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Johnny Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Shaft: Music from the Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | East/Memphis Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInStudio | Stax Recording Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Enterprise
NERFINISHED
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Stax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-09-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| singleVersionLength | 3:15 ⓘ |
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