Anarchy in the U.K.
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"Anarchy in the U.K." is a landmark 1976 punk rock single by the Sex Pistols that became an anthem of rebellion and a defining song of the British punk movement.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Malcolm McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSubculture | punk subculture ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
anarchism
ⓘ
anti-establishment ⓘ political protest ⓘ |
| Bside | I Wanna Be Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 38 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | defining song of British punk ⓘ |
| describedAs | anthem of rebellion ⓘ |
| firstSingleBy | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | punk rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Megadeth
NERFINISHED
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Mötley Crüe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influentialOn | punk rock ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:31 ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStapleFor | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | British punk movement ⓘ |
| notableLyric | I am an antichrist, I am an anarchist ⓘ |
| originalFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Price
NERFINISHED
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Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-11-26 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| title | Anarchy in the U.K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | aggressive ⓘ |
| writer |
Glen Matlock
NERFINISHED
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Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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