Freddie’s Dead
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"Freddie’s Dead" is a socially conscious soul and funk song by Curtis Mayfield, best known as one of the key tracks from the 1972 film soundtrack "Super Fly."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freddie’s Dead canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Curtis Mayfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions
|
| associatedGenreMovement | blaxploitation film soundtracks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American urban experience in the early 1970s
ⓘ
War on Drugs era commentary ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| composer | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | regarded as a classic of socially conscious soul music ⓘ |
| era | 1970s soul music ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
psychedelic soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | multiple artists ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated refrain "Freddie’s dead" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chicago soul ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
drug culture
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| medium |
film soundtrack
ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ |
| narrativeConnection | character Freddie in Super Fly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key track on the Super Fly soundtrack
ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Super Fly
ⓘ
surface form:
Super Fly (soundtrack)
|
| partOfSoundtrack | Super Fly ⓘ |
| performer | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| producer | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Curtom Records ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| soundtrackReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Super Fly (1972 film) ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Curtis Mayfield ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.