Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
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Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| bSide | You Win Again ⓘ |
| certification | gold record ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardPop | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCountry | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Jack Hammer
ⓘ
Otis Blackwell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
considered one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time
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signature song of Jerry Lee Lewis ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
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rockabilly ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
double bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
romantic excitement
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sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology
ⓘ
various rock and roll compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced |
rock and roll piano style
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rockabilly music ⓘ subsequent rock and roll performers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 1:52 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jack Hammer
ⓘ
Otis Blackwell ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
boogie-woogie piano
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exuberant vocals ⓘ frenetic piano style ⓘ hand-clapping rhythm ⓘ |
| performer | Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerOnRecording |
Jerry Lee Lewis – piano
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Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals ⓘ Russell Smith – bass ⓘ Sidney Stokes – drums ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Phillips ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
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| recordingStudio | Sun Studio ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sun Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-11-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| soldCopiesWorldwide | over 5 million ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film Great Balls of Fire! (1989) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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film Jamboree! (1957) ⓘ Top Gun ⓘ
surface form:
film Top Gun (1986)
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