Prayer of the Refugee
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"Prayer of the Refugee" is a politically charged punk rock song by Rise Against that critiques consumerism and social injustice through its urgent lyrics and driving sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prayer of the Refugee canonical | 4 |
| precedes "Prayer of the Refugee" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Sufferer & the Witness ⓘ |
| artist | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Joe Principe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToDiscographyOf | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted on Billboard Alternative Songs
ⓘ
charted on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Brandon Barnes ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
melodic hardcore ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Chris Chasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricCharacteristic | politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
aggressive vocals
ⓘ
driving guitar riffs ⓘ dynamic shifts between quiet and loud sections ⓘ fast tempo ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Prayer of the Refugee music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Don't hold me up now, I can stand my own ground"
ⓘ
"We are the angry and the desperate, the hungry and the cold" ⓘ |
| hasTempoDescription | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedInVideoGame |
Guitar Hero
ⓘ
surface form:
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Tony Petrossian ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme |
consumer goods supply chain
ⓘ
outsourced labor ⓘ sweatshop conditions ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Prayer of the Refugee self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sufferer & the Witness ⓘ |
| performer | Rise Against NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Stevenson
ⓘ
Jason Livermore ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | single from album ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| theme |
consumerism
ⓘ
exploitation of workers ⓘ political protest ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 4 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Tim McIlrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Brandon Barnes
ⓘ
Chris Chasse NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Principe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim McIlrath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
precedes "Prayer of the Refugee"