Helter Skelter
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"Helter Skelter" is a hard-driving rock song by The Beatles, famous for its raw intensity and influence on the development of heavy rock music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helter Skelter canonical | 5 |
| The White Album track "Helter Skelter" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Beatles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Helter Skelter
ⓘ
surface form:
The White Album track "Helter Skelter"
|
| artist | The Beatles ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | development of heavy rock music ⓘ |
| backingVocals |
George Harrison
ⓘ
John Lennon ⓘ |
| bassGuitar | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| composer | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drums | Ringo Starr ⓘ |
| electricGuitar |
John Lennon
ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal precursor ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Mötley Crüe version of Helter Skelter
ⓘ
Siouxsie and the Banshees version of Helter Skelter ⓘ U2 version of Helter Skelter ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
often cited as an early heavy metal song
ⓘ
praised for its aggressive sound ⓘ |
| hasDrumFeature | Ringo Starr shouted "I got blisters on my fingers!" at the end ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
mono recording
ⓘ
stereo recording ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 4 minutes 29 seconds ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Paul McCartney live performances ⓘ |
| hasTheme | amusement park slide ⓘ |
| includedOn | double album The Beatles ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the heaviest Beatles songs
ⓘ
loud distorted sound ⓘ raw intensity ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Beatles ⓘ |
| performer | The Beatles ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Abbey Road Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
EMI Studios Abbey Road
|
| recordedBy | The Beatles ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Apple Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
John Lennon
ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | spiral fairground slide ⓘ |
| trackType | album track ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The White Album track "Helter Skelter"