Short People
E198323
"Short People" is a satirical 1977 pop song by Randy Newman that critiques prejudice and intolerance through its controversial, tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Short People canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
satirical song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Little Criminals ⓘ |
| artist | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
surface form:
US Billboard Hot 100
|
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| controversy | accusations of promoting discrimination against short people ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defenseByArtist | intended as satire of prejudice ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| fromAlbumNumber | fifth studio album of Randy Newman ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCounterVerse | later verses undercut the bigoted narrator ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | sparked public debate about satire and offensiveness in popular music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of bigotry
ⓘ
satire of irrational hatred ⓘ |
| hasLyricsStyle |
satire
ⓘ
tongue-in-cheek ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
intolerance
ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1977 concept video widely associated ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person character expressing bigoted views ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
controversial lyrics
ⓘ
ironic first-person narrator ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyric | Short people got no reason to live ⓘ |
| hasSubject | discrimination based on height ⓘ |
| includedIn | Randy Newman compilation albums ⓘ |
| label | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:54 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Little Criminals ⓘ |
| performer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| producer |
Lenny Waronker
ⓘ
Russ Titelman ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single ⓘ |
| writer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
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Subject: Short People Description of subject: "Short People" is a satirical 1977 pop song by Randy Newman that critiques prejudice and intolerance through its controversial, tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
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