No Particular Place to Go

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"No Particular Place to Go" is a 1964 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry, known for its humorous lyrics about a stalled romantic car ride and its signature driving guitar riff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWith American car culture
teen pop culture of the 1960s
chartPosition Billboard Hot 100 top 10
UK Singles Chart top 10
composer Chuck Berry
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s
followedBy You Never Can Tell
follows Nadine
genre rock
rock and roll
hasCulturalSignificance classic of 1960s rock and roll
hasMusicalKey G major
hasPart guitar riff
hasQuality humorous lyrics
hasRhythm shuffle feel
hasTempo up-tempo
includedIn various Chuck Berry compilation albums
influenced later rock and roll guitar styles
instrumentation bass
drums
electric guitar
language English
length approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds
notableFor comic narrative lyrics
driving guitar riff
originalMedium 7-inch vinyl single
partOf Chuck Berry discography
performer Chuck Berry
performerOccupation Chuck Berry
surface form: Chuck Berry is an American rock and roll musician
producer Leonard Chess
Phil Chess
publisher Chess Records
recordedBy Chuck Berry
recordingLocation Chicago
recordLabel Chess Records
releaseDate 1964
style 12-bar blues-based rock
subject automobile culture
car ride
teenage romance
theme frustration with a stuck seat belt
usesNarrativeVoice first person
writer Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry notableWork No Particular Place to Go
St. Louis to Liverpool hasPart No Particular Place to Go
St. Louis to Liverpool hasSingle No Particular Place to Go