Don't Bring Me Down
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"Don't Bring Me Down" is a 1979 rock song by Electric Light Orchestra, known for its heavy, drum-driven sound and status as one of the band's biggest hits.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Confusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Dreaming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCertification |
Gold (Canada)
ⓘ
Platinum (Canada video single) ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "Don't bring me down" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMisheardLyric | "Bruce" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
drum-driven sound
ⓘ
heavy sound ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Electric Light Orchestra compilation albums ⓘ |
| isOneOfBandBiggestHits | Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:22 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Electric Light Orchestra's biggest hits
ⓘ
use of prominent drum track ⓘ |
| partOf | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Electric Light Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | The Diary of Horace Wimp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jeff Lynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Musicland Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Jet Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-08-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Electric Light Orchestra
subject surface form:
Don't Bring Me Down