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."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia (film soundtrack) | 1 |
| Streets of Philadelphia (music video) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Streets of Philadelphia (music video)
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia (film soundtrack)