Pretty Vacant
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"Pretty Vacant" is a 1977 punk rock single by the Sex Pistols, known for its sneering vocals, driving guitar riff, and anti-establishment attitude that helped define the UK punk movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pretty Vacant canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSubculture | punk subculture ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 6 ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Sex Pistols’ publishers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | Top of the Pops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Holidays in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | punk rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | No Fun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocalist | Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | E major ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | We’re so pretty, oh so pretty, we’re vacant ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
boredom ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Sex Pistols compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced | later punk rock bands ⓘ |
| isConsidered | punk rock classic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:18 ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStapleOf | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | UK punk rock movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-establishment attitude
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driving guitar riff ⓘ sneering vocal delivery ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | God Save the Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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Wessex Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-07-02 ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| writer |
Glen Matlock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lydon NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1977 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.