State of the World
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"State of the World" is a socially conscious pop song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, addressing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and social injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of the World canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ |
| artist | Janet Jackson ⓘ |
| associatedTour | Rhythm Nation World Tour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsInConcept |
Rhythm Nation 1814
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhythm Nation (song)
|
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ socially conscious music ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
highlighted as example of pop with political themes
ⓘ
noted for socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasMessage |
encourages awareness of social problems
ⓘ
highlights responsibility to help others ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
rhythmic groove-oriented production
ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person commentary ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | Janet Jackson live setlists in early 1990s ⓘ |
| isPartOfConceptAlbum | Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
call for empathy
ⓘ
raising social awareness ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ |
| performer | Janet Jackson ⓘ |
| producer |
Janet Jackson
ⓘ
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1988–1989 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
James Harris III
ⓘ
Janet Jackson ⓘ René Elizondo Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Terry Lewis ⓘ |
| theme |
homelessness
ⓘ
media awareness ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.