My Sweet Lord

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"My Sweet Lord" is a 1970 spiritual pop song by George Harrison that blends rock and Indian devotional influences and became one of his most famous solo hits.

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My Sweet Lord canonical 4
My Sweet Lord (2000 re-recording) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album All Things Must Pass
artist George Harrison
associatedAct The Beatles (former member solo work)
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionCanada 1
chartPositionGermany 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNetherlands 1
chartPositionSwitzerland 1
chartPositionUK 1
chartPositionUS 1
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
format 7-inch single
genre devotional music
rock
spiritual pop
hasBside Isn’t It a Pity
hasInfluence International Society for Krishna Consciousness
surface form: Hare Krishna movement

Indian devotional music
hasLegalIssue similarity to He’s So Fine
hasReRecording My Sweet Lord self-linksurface differs
surface form: My Sweet Lord (2000 re-recording)
hasTheme devotion to God
spirituality
includedIn compilation album Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
compilation album The Best of George Harrison
isOneOf George Harrison's most famous solo songs
language English
length approximately 4 minutes 40 seconds
lyricReferences Hallelujah
Hare Krishna maha-mantra
surface form: Hare Krishna mantra
notableFor being first solo Beatles-related single to reach number one in US charts
fusion of Western pop and Indian devotional elements
partOf George Harrison solo discography
performer George Harrison
producer George Harrison
Phil McDonald
Phil Spector
recordLabel Apple Records
releaseDate 1970
usesInstrument acoustic guitar
backing vocals
electric guitar
percussion
slide guitar
writer George Harrison
yearRecorded 1970

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George Harrison notableWork My Sweet Lord
My Sweet Lord hasReRecording My Sweet Lord self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: My Sweet Lord (2000 re-recording)
All Things Must Pass hasPart My Sweet Lord
All Things Must Pass notableSingle My Sweet Lord