We’re in the Money

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"We’re in the Money" is a famous Depression-era show tune from the 1933 film musical Gold Diggers of 1933, celebrated for its upbeat melody and ironic lyrics about sudden wealth.

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We’re in the Money canonical 3
We're in the Money 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film song
show tune
song
alsoKnownAs The Gold Diggers' Song (We’re in the Money)
associatedWith Depression-era Hollywood musicals
Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros. musicals
composer Harry Warren
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus standard of the American songbook
decadeOfOrigin 1930s
describesEra Great Depression
featuredIn Gold Diggers of 1933
filmReleaseYear 1933
firstAppearanceInFilm Gold Diggers of 1933
genre popular song
show tune
language English
lyricalTheme economic recovery
sudden wealth
lyricalTone ironic
upbeat
lyricist Al Dubin
notableFor Depression-era optimism
ironic contrast with economic hardship
originalMedium film
partOf Gold Diggers of 1933
productionCompanyOfFilm Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
publicationYear 1933
title We’re in the Money self-link
surface form: We're in the Money
usedAs opening number in Gold Diggers of 1933

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Gold Diggers of 1933 featuresSong We’re in the Money
Harry Warren notableWork We’re in the Money
We’re in the Money title We’re in the Money self-link
subject surface form: We're in the Money
this entity surface form: We're in the Money
Al Dubin notableWork We’re in the Money