Going Underground
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"Going Underground" is a politically charged 1980 single by British mod revival band The Jam that became one of their most iconic and commercially successful songs.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Dreams of Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
mod revival
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | Polydor POSP 113 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Going Underground (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMelodyInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtistMember |
Bruce Foxton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Buckler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Going Underground (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment with political system
ⓘ
youth alienation ⓘ |
| hasType | political song ⓘ |
| includedIn | various The Jam compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2:50 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of The Jam's most commercially successful singles
ⓘ
being one of The Jam's most iconic songs ⓘ politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | The Jam discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
The Jam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-03-14 ⓘ |
| singleNumberOneIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
politics
ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1980 ⓘ |
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