Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is a socially conscious 1971 soul song by Marvin Gaye that laments environmental destruction and became one of his most acclaimed and influential recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | What's Going On ⓘ |
| artist | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| associatedWith | What's Going On (album) era of Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single
ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| composer | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered a classic of 1970s soul music
ⓘ
regarded as one of Marvin Gaye's signature songs ⓘ |
| followedBy | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
socially conscious music ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| includedIn | greatest hits compilations of Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:14 ⓘ |
| lyricalMood | lamenting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early mainstream environmental protest theme
ⓘ
influence on socially conscious soul music ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | What's Going On ⓘ |
| performer | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| precededBy |
What's Going On
ⓘ
surface form:
What's Going On (song)
|
| producer |
Hal Davis
ⓘ
Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-06-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
ecology
ⓘ
environmental destruction ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| vocalist | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth falsetto passages ⓘ |
| writer | Marvin Gaye ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marvin Gaye