song "Yes We Can" (Barack Obama campaign video)

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music video song viral video

"Yes We Can" is a 2008 viral music video and song created by will.i.am that remixes Barack Obama’s campaign speech into a celebrity-filled anthem supporting his presidential run.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Yes We Can	0
Barack Obama speech "Yes We Can"	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music video ⓘ song ⓘ viral video ⓘ
associatedWithElection	2008 United States presidential election ⓘ
basedOn	Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign ⓘ surface form: Barack Obama campaign speech
campaign	Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	will.i.am ⓘ
distributionPlatform	YouTube ⓘ
features	celebrity ensemble cast ⓘ
genre	political song ⓘ pop ⓘ
hasChorusPhrase	Yes We Can ⓘ
hasFormat	black-and-white video ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	contemporary R&B ⓘ hip hop influenced pop ⓘ
hasSubject	Barack Obama ⓘ
hasTitle	Yes We Can ⓘ
intendedEffect	mobilize voters ⓘ promote Barack Obama candidacy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	online video ⓘ
notableFor	innovative use of campaign speech as lyrics ⓘ viral spread during 2008 U.S. presidential election ⓘ
performer	will.i.am ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Democratic Party ⓘ
politicalCampaignMaterialFor	Barack Obama ⓘ
productionCompany	will.i.am Music Group ⓘ surface form: will.i.am music group
publicationYear	2008 ⓘ
releaseDate	2008 ⓘ
remixes	song "Yes We Can" (Barack Obama campaign video) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Barack Obama speech "Yes We Can"
supportOf	Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign ⓘ
theme	Yes We Can slogan ⓘ change ⓘ political hope ⓘ
usesAudioFrom	Barack Obama speech ⓘ
usesSlogan	Yes We Can ⓘ
usesSpokenWord	Grant Park victory speech 2008-11-04 ⓘ surface form: Barack Obama speech excerpts
yearOfViralPopularity	2008 ⓘ

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