Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)

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single song

"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a socially conscious 1970 soul and funk song by The Temptations that critiques political turmoil, inequality, and chaos in contemporary society.

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Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) canonical 3
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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Temptations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1970s ⓘ
describedBySource socially conscious song ⓘ
genre funk ⓘ
psychedelic soul ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later protest songs ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle driving rhythm ⓘ
funk-influenced bass line ⓘ
horn arrangements ⓘ
spoken-sung vocals ⓘ
hasShortTitle Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ball of Confusion
hasTitle Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) self-link ⓘ
hasVersion cover versions by various artists ⓘ
isAbout contemporary politics ⓘ
global tensions ⓘ
social unrest ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricsTheme economic instability ⓘ
political turmoil ⓘ
racism ⓘ
social chaos ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
war and conflict ⓘ
movement civil rights era soul ⓘ
notableFor commentary on contemporary society ⓘ
political and social critique ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy The Temptations ⓘ
partOf The Temptations discography ⓘ
performer Dennis Edwards ⓘ
Eddie Kendricks ⓘ
Melvin Franklin ⓘ
Otis Williams ⓘ
Paul Williams ⓘ
The Temptations ⓘ
producer Norman Whitfield ⓘ
publicationDate 1970 ⓘ
recordLabel Gordy Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
songwriter Barrett Strong ⓘ
Norman Whitfield ⓘ

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The Temptations → notableWork → Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) ⓘ
Dennis Edwards → notableWork → Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
Norman Whitfield → notableWork → Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) ⓘ
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) → hasTitle → Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) self-link ⓘ
Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) → hasShortTitle → Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ball of Confusion