Living for the City
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"Living for the City" is a socially conscious 1973 soul song by Stevie Wonder that powerfully depicts systemic racism and urban struggle through vivid storytelling and innovative production.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Innervisions ⓘ |
| artist | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| award |
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
|
| awardYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
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surface form:
US Billboard Hot 100 top 10
US R&B chart number one ⓘ |
| composer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1973 promotional video ⓘ |
| hasPart |
spoken word interlude
ⓘ
street sound effects ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Innervisions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
Black American experience
ⓘ
migration from South to city ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | story song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative production
ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ use of environmental sound design ⓘ |
| partOf | Stevie Wonder discography ⓘ |
| performer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| producer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
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Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| theme |
police brutality
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poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ urban struggle ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1970s United States ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass
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drums ⓘ electric piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Stevie Wonder ⓘ |
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