Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

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single song

"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" is a piano-driven R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that serves as a solo, introspective companion to the original Jay-Z collaboration, celebrating New York City with a more soulful, stripped-down arrangement.

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Empire State of Mind 4
Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down (song by Alicia Keys) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Element of Freedom ⓘ
artist Alicia Keys ⓘ
basedOn Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Empire State of Mind
composer Alexander Shuckburgh ⓘ
Alicia Keys ⓘ
Angela Hunte ⓘ
Bert Keyes ⓘ
Fredricka G. Ross ⓘ
Janet Sewell ⓘ
Jay-Z ⓘ
surface form: Shawn Carter

Sylvia Robinson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
derivationType sequel song ⓘ
solo version ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
ballad ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
isPartOf The Element of Freedom ⓘ
isVersionOf Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Empire State of Mind
language English ⓘ
lyricist Alexander Shuckburgh ⓘ
Alicia Keys ⓘ
Angela Hunte ⓘ
Bert Keyes ⓘ
Fredricka G. Ross ⓘ
Janet Sewell ⓘ
Jay-Z ⓘ
surface form: Shawn Carter

Sylvia Robinson ⓘ
musicalCharacteristic introspective tone ⓘ
piano-driven arrangement ⓘ
soulful vocals ⓘ
stripped-down production ⓘ
notableFor anthemic tribute to New York City ⓘ
solo reinterpretation of Empire State of Mind ⓘ
performer Alicia Keys ⓘ
producer Al Shux ⓘ
Alicia Keys ⓘ
recordLabel J Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 2000s ⓘ
releaseYear 2009 ⓘ
subgenre piano ballad ⓘ
theme New York City ⓘ
personal reflection ⓘ
urban pride ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 2 ⓘ
vocalist Alicia Keys ⓘ

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Jay-Z → notableSong → Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ⓘ
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Al Shux → notableWork → Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ⓘ
Alicia Augello Cook → notableWork → Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ⓘ
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Alicia Keys → notableWork → Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ⓘ
Angela Hunte → notableWork → Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down ⓘ
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