The Lebanon
E657059
"The Lebanon" is a politically charged 1984 synth-pop song by British band The Human League that comments on the Lebanese Civil War.
Statements (48)
| 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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