The Lebanon

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"The Lebanon" is a politically charged 1984 synth-pop song by British band The Human League that comments on the Lebanese Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Hysteria NERFINISHED
artist The Human League NERFINISHED
bSide Thirteen NERFINISHED
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 7
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 11
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresInstrument electric guitar
synthesizer
featuresVocalist Joanne Catherall NERFINISHED
Philip Oakey NERFINISHED
Susan Ann Sulley NERFINISHED
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre new wave
synth-pop
hasMusicVideo true
hasPoliticalCommentaryOn Middle East conflict
hasPoliticalTheme true
isAboutLocation Lebanon NERFINISHED
isPartOf The Human League discography
isPoliticallyCharged true
language English
length7InchVersion 3:43
lengthAlbumVersion 5:04
lyricSubject Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
musicVideoDirector Steve Barron NERFINISHED
nextSingle Life on Your Own NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum Hysteria NERFINISHED
performer The Human League NERFINISHED
previousSingle (Keep Feeling) Fascination NERFINISHED
producer Chris Thomas NERFINISHED
Hugh Padgham NERFINISHED
publisher Virgin Music Publishers NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1983–1984
recordLabel Virgin Records
releaseDate 1984-04-23
releaseSequenceInBandSingles first single from album Hysteria
releaseYear 1984
theme Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
trackNumberOnAlbumHysteria 1
writer Ian Burden NERFINISHED
Jo Callis NERFINISHED
Joanne Catherall NERFINISHED
Philip Adrian Wright NERFINISHED
Philip Oakey NERFINISHED
Susan Ann Sulley NERFINISHED

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The Human League notableWork The Lebanon