Rapture
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"Rapture" is a 1980 new wave and early hip hop–influenced song by the American band Blondie, notable for featuring one of the first rap verses to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Autoamerican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Walk Like Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement |
first song with a rap verse to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardDanceClubSongs | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Stein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresElement | rap verse ⓘ |
| followsSingle | The Tide Is High NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ rap rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
disco-influenced groove
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funk-influenced bassline ⓘ spoken-word rap section ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyricReference |
Fab Five Freddy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandmaster Flash NERFINISHED ⓘ Man from Mars ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
mainstream hip hop
ⓘ
rap rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthAlbumVersion | 6:31 ⓘ |
| lengthSingleVersion | 4:59 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Chris Stein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early fusion of new wave and hip hop
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one of the first rap-influenced songs to achieve mainstream pop success in the United States ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Autoamerican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Blondie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesSingle | Island of Lost Souls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mike Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Chrysalis Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
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