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.

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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

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Rattle and Hum hasPart Helter Skelter
The Beatles (White Album) hasPart Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter alsoKnownAs Helter Skelter
this entity surface form: The White Album track "Helter Skelter"
Tadanobu Asano notableWork Helter Skelter
Vincent Bugliosi notableWork Helter Skelter
Tom Gries notableWork Helter Skelter