Ordinary People

E1040

single song

"Ordinary People" is a soulful R&B ballad by John Legend that became one of his signature songs, showcasing his emotive vocals and piano-driven songwriting.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
albumArtist	John Legend ⓘ
artist	John Legend ⓘ
award	Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ⓘ
awardReceivedBy	John Legend ⓘ
chartSuccess	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ U.S. R&B charts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	widely praised by music critics ⓘ
describedAs	soulful R&B ballad ⓘ
era	2000s R&B ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	yes ⓘ
includedInAlbum	Get Lifted ⓘ
influencedCareerOf	John Legend ⓘ
instrumentation	piano-driven arrangement ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
livePerformanceStapleFor	John Legend ⓘ
musicVideoPerformer	John Legend ⓘ
notableFor	critical acclaim ⓘ minimalist production ⓘ piano-driven songwriting ⓘ
originallyIntendedFor	Black Eyed Peas ⓘ
performedAt	award shows ⓘ concert tours ⓘ television appearances ⓘ
performer	John Legend ⓘ
performingArtistNationality	American ⓘ
primaryInstrument	piano ⓘ
producer	John Legend ⓘ will.i.am ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ GOOD Music ⓘ Sony Urban Music ⓘ
releaseType	second single from the album "Get Lifted" ⓘ
roleInCareer	breakthrough hit for John Legend ⓘ
signatureSongOf	John Legend ⓘ
tempo	slow ballad ⓘ
theme	emotional vulnerability ⓘ love and conflict ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ
vocalFocus	lead vocal performance by John Legend ⓘ
vocalStyle	emotive vocals ⓘ
writer	John Legend ⓘ will.i.am ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Get Lifted → hasPart → Ordinary People ⓘ

Get Lifted → hasSingle → Ordinary People ⓘ

John Legend → notableSong → Ordinary People ⓘ

Get Lifted Tour → notableSongPerformed → Ordinary People ⓘ

John Legend → notableWork → Ordinary People ⓘ

John Roger Stephens → notableWork → Ordinary People ⓘ