Rockin' in the Free World

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single song

"Rockin' in the Free World" is a politically charged rock anthem by Neil Young, known for its driving guitar riff and critique of social and governmental issues.

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Label Occurrences
Rockin' in the Free World canonical 3
Rockin' in the Free World (acoustic version) 2
Rockin' in the Free World (electric version) 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Freedom ⓘ
alludesTo George H. W. Bush ⓘ
Kinder, gentler nation slogan ⓘ
Thousand points of light slogan ⓘ
artist Neil Young ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
describedAs politically charged rock anthem ⓘ
signature song of Neil Young ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1989-02-21 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
genre hard rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
rock anthem ⓘ
hasChorusLine Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Keep on rockin' in the free world
hasGuitarRiff driving distorted electric guitar riff ⓘ
hasMusicalKey E minor ⓘ
hasVersion Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (acoustic version)

Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (electric version)
includedIn Neil Young live setlists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:39 ⓘ
4:41 ⓘ
lyricTheme consumerism ⓘ
critique of U.S. government policies ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ
homelessness ⓘ
political criticism ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
social issues ⓘ
partOf album Freedom ⓘ
performer Neil Young ⓘ
Neil Young and Crazy Horse ⓘ
politicalContext critique of late-1980s United States politics ⓘ
producer Neil Young ⓘ
Niko Bolas ⓘ
rankedOn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1989 ⓘ
recordLabel Reprise Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1989-11-14 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
trackNumber 1 ⓘ
usesInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
writer Frank Sampedro ⓘ
Neil Young ⓘ

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Neil Young → notableWork → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
Rockin' in the Free World → hasVersion → Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (electric version)
Rockin' in the Free World → hasVersion → Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (acoustic version)
Rockin' in the Free World → hasChorusLine → Rockin' in the Free World self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Keep on rockin' in the free world
Freedom → hasPart → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
subject surface form: Freedom (Neil Young album)
Freedom → hasPart → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
subject surface form: Freedom (Neil Young album)
this entity surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (electric version)
Freedom → hasPart → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
subject surface form: Freedom (Neil Young album)
this entity surface form: Rockin' in the Free World (acoustic version)
Freedom → notableWork → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
subject surface form: Freedom (Neil Young album)
Freedom → titleTrack → Rockin' in the Free World ⓘ
subject surface form: Freedom (Neil Young album)
this entity surface form: Freedom (intro) / Rockin' in the Free World (acoustic)