Y.M.C.A.
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Y.M.C.A. is a 1978 disco hit by the Village People, famous for its catchy chorus and arm-spelling dance that made it a global party and sports-event anthem.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Y.M.C.A. by Village People | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Young Men's Christian Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | Cruisin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bside | The Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationCanada | Platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUK | Platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUS | Platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrelandSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
global party anthem
ⓘ
sports-event anthem ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre | disco ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Yes ⓘ |
| hasHook | chorus spelling out Y-M-C-A ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureDanceMove | spelling Y-M-C-A with arms ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Young Men's Christian Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Village People's biggest hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:47 ⓘ |
| musicalArtist | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
arm-spelling dance
ⓘ
catchy chorus ⓘ |
| performer | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jacques Morali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | gay anthem by many commentators ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Casablanca Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-11-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| singleVersionLength | 3:43 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Henri Belolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques Morali NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | arm-gesture group dance ⓘ |
| tempo | disco dance tempo ⓘ |
| title | Y.M.C.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
parties
ⓘ
sporting events ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
YMCA
this entity surface form:
Y.M.C.A. by Village People
subject surface form:
The Drew Carey Show