Borders
E324934
"Borders" is a politically charged 2015 song by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A. that critiques global immigration policies and the treatment of refugees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Borders canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | AIM ⓘ |
| artist | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| composer | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
global immigration policies
ⓘ
treatment of refugees ⓘ |
| featuresArtistBackground | M.I.A. refugee experience ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ political music ⓘ protest song ⓘ |
| hasChorus | refrain built around the phrase “What’s up with that?” ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
chant-like vocals
ⓘ
minimalist production ⓘ |
| includedIn | M.I.A. political songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| musicVideoReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
ⓘ
What’s up with that? ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | AIM ⓘ |
| performer | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| positionInAlbum | track on AIM ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Interscope Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Interscope
Interscope Records ⓘ M.I.A. label ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-11-20 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
controversy over depiction of refugees
ⓘ
critical discussion in music press ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
European migrant crisis
ⓘ
border control ⓘ global inequality ⓘ human rights ⓘ immigration ⓘ nationalism ⓘ refugee crisis ⓘ treatment of refugees ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| vocalist | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| writer | M.I.A. ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2015 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.