Footsteps in the Dark
E441988
"Footsteps in the Dark" is a smooth, soulful R&B ballad by The Isley Brothers, best known for its mellow groove and for being heavily sampled in later hip-hop music.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Go for Your Guns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Isley Brothers 3+3 lineup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1970s ⓘ |
| era | classic soul era ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasPart | Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hip hop
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neo soul ⓘ |
| isRadioStapleOn | quiet storm radio formats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
relationship doubt
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romantic introspection ⓘ |
| mood |
introspective
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romantic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being heavily sampled in hip-hop
ⓘ
mellow groove ⓘ |
| partOf | Go for Your Guns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
T-Neck Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
| sampledIn | Today Was a Good Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampledInArtist | Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | B-side of Groove with You ⓘ |
| style | smooth ballad ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vibe | laid-back ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Jasper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernie Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ O’Kelly Isley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolph Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.