Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

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"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a groundbreaking 1965 funk song by James Brown that is widely credited with helping to define the funk genre and reshape popular music.

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instanceOf single
song
artist James Brown
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
chartSuccess crossover pop hit in the United States
major R&B hit in the United States
chronology early funk-era James Brown singles
composer James Brown
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs groundbreaking funk song
influential in defining the funk genre
milestone in popular music
genre funk
rhythm and blues
hasBSide Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
hasLyricsTheme celebration of new musical style
dance
generational change
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocals
emphasis on groove over melody
prominent rhythm section
staccato guitar patterns
syncopated horn riffs
hasPart Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
inception recorded in 1965
includedIn Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll

lists of most important songs in funk history
influenced development of funk music
popular music of the late 1960s
rhythm and blues
soul music
language English
length approximately 2 minutes 5 seconds
notableFor emphasis on the one (downbeat)
helping to define funk music
innovative rhythmic structure
partOf James Brown
surface form: James Brown discography
performer James Brown
James Brown and the Famous Flames
recognizedAs one of James Brown's signature songs
recordedAt Charlotte, North Carolina
surface form: Charlotte, North Carolina (studio session)
recordLabel King Records
releaseDate 1965
writer James Brown

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James Brown notableWork Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag hasPart Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag hasPart Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag hasBSide Papa's Got a Brand New Bag self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 2)
I Got You (I Feel Good) precededBySingle Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
this entity surface form: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag