Swing Life Away
E405147
"Swing Life Away" is an acoustic punk ballad by Rise Against that became one of the band's most popular and radio-friendly songs, known for its introspective lyrics and stripped-down sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swing Life Away canonical | 3 |
| follows "Swing Life Away" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Siren Song of the Counter Culture ⓘ |
| artist | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tim McIlrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredOn |
alternative radio
ⓘ
rock radio ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic punk
ⓘ
acoustic rock ⓘ punk rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
everyday life
ⓘ
hope ⓘ introspection ⓘ relationships ⓘ resilience ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
acoustic instrumentation
ⓘ
stripped-down sound ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
departure from band’s heavier hardcore sound
ⓘ
minimal percussion ⓘ prominent acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
breakthrough mainstream song for Rise Against
ⓘ
fan favorite ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rise Against live setlists ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostPopularSongsOf | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRadioFriendly | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tim McIlrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Siren Song of the Counter Culture ⓘ |
| performer | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Garth Richardson ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DreamWorks Records
ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melodic singing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
follows "Swing Life Away"