Streets of Philadelphia

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"Streets of Philadelphia" is a 1993 song by Bruce Springsteen, best known for its haunting, introspective portrayal of isolation and its Academy Award–winning role in the film "Philadelphia."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Bruce Springsteen
associatedAct E Street Band
surface form: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
chartPosition number 1 in France
number 1 in Germany
number 1 in Italy
number 2 in the United Kingdom
number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100
composer Bruce Springsteen
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs haunting
introspective
features drum machine
synthesizers
vocal echo effects
genre film soundtrack
rock
soft rock
hasAward Academy Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
hasMusicVideo Streets of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Streets of Philadelphia (music video)
includedIn Bruce Springsteen compilation albums
inspiredBy themes of the film Philadelphia
label Columbia Records
language English
medium audio recording
musicVideoDirector Jonathan Demme
Ted Demme
musicVideoLocation Philadelphia
narrativeTheme AIDS crisis
isolation
urban alienation
partOf Streets of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philadelphia (film soundtrack)
performer Bruce Springsteen
producer Bruce Springsteen
Chuck Plotkin
Toby Scott
Tommy Sims
publicationYear 1993
recordingPeriod 1993
releaseDate 1993-09-20
subjectOf critical acclaim for its portrayal of isolation
tempo slow
usedIn Philadelphia
writer Bruce Springsteen

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Streets of Philadelphia hasMusicVideo Streets of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Streets of Philadelphia (music video)
Bruce Springsteen notableWork Streets of Philadelphia
Streets of Philadelphia partOf Streets of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philadelphia (film soundtrack)