Back Stabbers

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"Back Stabbers" is a classic 1972 soul song by The O'Jays, renowned for its smooth Philadelphia soul sound and lyrics about betrayal and deceit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Back Stabbers NERFINISHED
artist The O'Jays NERFINISHED
associatedAct Gamble and Huff production team NERFINISHED
associatedMovement Philadelphia International Records sound
bSide Time to Get Down NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSingles 14
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
chartPositionUSRB 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
describes friends who secretly plot against the protagonist
genre Philadelphia soul
soul
hasChorusLyric "The back stabbers" NERFINISHED
"They smile in your face, all the time they want to take your place"
hasInstrumentation horns
rhythm section
strings
hasMood smooth but tense
hasRhythm mid-tempo groove
includedIn various soul music compilations
influenced later R&B and soul artists
labelFounderAssociated Kenny Gamble NERFINISHED
Leon Huff NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3:07
notableFor lush string and horn arrangements
smooth Philadelphia soul arrangement
socially aware lyrics
originalMedium vinyl single
partOf Philadelphia soul era of the early 1970s
performer The O'Jays NERFINISHED
producer Gamble and Huff NERFINISHED
recognition considered a classic of 1970s soul
one of The O'Jays' signature songs
recordedBy The O'Jays NERFINISHED
recordLabel Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1972
side A-side
theme betrayal
deceit
infidelity
vocalStyle group harmonies
lead and backing call-and-response
writer Gene McFadden NERFINISHED
John Whitehead NERFINISHED
Leon Huff NERFINISHED

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Conspiracy hasPart Back Stabbers
Kenneth Gamble notableWork Back Stabbers
Soul 2 hasPart Back Stabbers