Pastime Paradise

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single song

"Pastime Paradise" is a socially conscious 1976 soul track by Stevie Wonder, best known today as the basis for Coolio’s hit "Gangsta’s Paradise."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
artist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
composer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
copyrightHolder Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era 1970s soul ⓘ
featuresEnsemble choir ⓘ
featuresInstrument percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasTheme hope ⓘ
inequality ⓘ
materialism ⓘ
peace ⓘ
racism ⓘ
religion ⓘ
social issues ⓘ
hasType socially conscious song ⓘ
includedIn Stevie Wonder discography ⓘ
influencedWork Gangsta’s Paradise ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stevie Wonder ⓘ
notableFor influence on hip hop ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
originalFormat stereo ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
partOfAlbum Songs in the Key of Life ⓘ
performer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
performerCreditName Stevie Wonder ⓘ
producer Stevie Wonder ⓘ
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ
releaseDate 1976-09-28 ⓘ
releaseYear 1976 ⓘ
sampledBy Gangsta’s Paradise ⓘ
sampledByArtist Coolio ⓘ
L.V. ⓘ
side Side 1 ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
trackNumber 7 ⓘ
usedIn Gangsta’s Paradise ⓘ
surface form: Gangsta’s Paradise (song)
writerCreditName Stevie Wonder ⓘ

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Songs in the Key of Life → hasPart → Pastime Paradise ⓘ
Stevie Wonder → notableWork → Pastime Paradise ⓘ