Shapes of Things
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"Shapes of Things" is a rock song most famously associated with the Yardbirds, known for its innovative guitar work and early psychedelic sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shapes of Things canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Yardbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 11 ⓘ |
| composer |
Jim McCarty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keith Relf NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Samwell-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
David Bowie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Beck Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
raga rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Paul Samwell-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBSide | You’re a Better Man Than I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Jim McCarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist | Jeff Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
environmental concern
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
Eastern-influenced guitar solo
ⓘ
feedback guitar ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Keith Relf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOn |
Jeff Beck album Truth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Yardbirds compilation albums ⓘ |
| influenced |
early heavy rock guitar style
ⓘ
psychedelic rock development ⓘ |
| lyricist | Keith Relf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early psychedelic sound
ⓘ
innovative guitar work ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Yardbirds discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Yardbirds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Samwell-Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simon Napier-Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.