Rock the Casbah
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"Rock the Casbah" is a 1982 hit single by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk, dance, and Middle Eastern musical influences and became one of their most iconic and commercially successful songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rock the Casbah canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Combat Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 30 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100PeakYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| composer | Topper Headon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the most commercially successful songs by The Clash
ⓘ
one of the most iconic songs of The Clash ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
dance beat
ⓘ
handclaps ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Should I Stay or Should I Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance rock
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Long Time Jerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became a major MTV-era hit ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence | Middle Eastern music ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Rock the Casbah music video ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural conflict
ⓘ
resistance to authoritarianism ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Combat Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostFamousSongsOf | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:42 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Don Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Know Your Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Glyn Johns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| writer |
Joe Strummer
NERFINISHED
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Mick Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Topper Headon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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