The Circus (song)
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"The Circus" is a 2008 synth-pop ballad by British duo Erasure, serving as the title track of their 1987 album and reflecting on social and economic issues.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Erasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Erasure singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Vince Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic issues
ⓘ
industrial decline ⓘ social issues ⓘ unemployment ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| isTitleTrack | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Andy Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
mid-tempo ballad
ⓘ
synthesizer-based ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Circus (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Andy Bell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erasure NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Erasure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mute Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| title | The Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTrackOf | The Circus (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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