She's Leaving Home
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"She's Leaving Home" is a poignant Beatles ballad, written primarily by Paul McCartney with contributions from John Lennon, that tells the story of a young woman running away from her parents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| She's Leaving Home canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballad
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song ⓘ |
| album |
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
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surface form:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
|
| arranger | Mike Leander ⓘ |
| artist | The Beatles ⓘ |
| coLeadVocalist | John Lennon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised for emotional depth and orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| era | 1960s popular music ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
harp
ⓘ
string ensemble ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
orchestral pop ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Bee Gees and Broadway cast version for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film soundtrack
ⓘ
Celine Dion live performances ⓘ Phil Collins version ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Beatles compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiration | newspaper story about a teenage girl who ran away from home ⓘ |
| key | E major ⓘ |
| label |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| length | 3:35 ⓘ |
| lyricalTone | poignant ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beatles discography ⓘ |
| primaryComposer | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| producer | George Martin ⓘ |
| publisher | Northern Songs ⓘ |
| recordingDate |
1967-03-17
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1967-03-20 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-06-01 ⓘ |
| side | Side two of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ⓘ |
| structure | verses alternating between daughter and parents viewpoints ⓘ |
| subject | a young woman leaving her parents home without telling them ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
ⓘ
generation gap ⓘ runaway youth ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 6 on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | call-and-response between daughter and parents ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | close harmony ⓘ |
| writer |
John Lennon
ⓘ
Paul McCartney ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band