That’s Entertainment
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"That's Entertainment" is a 1980 song by the British punk/mod revival band The Jam, widely regarded as one of their signature tracks and a classic depiction of everyday British life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| That’s Entertainment canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Sound Affects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Down in the Tube Station at Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chart | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 21 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic depiction of everyday British life ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
mod revival
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Morrissey
NERFINISHED
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Skunk Anansie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wonder Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | That's Entertainment (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
everyday urban life in Britain
ⓘ
social observation ⓘ |
| includedIn | numerous The Jam compilation albums ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:34 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | acoustic-based rock ⓘ |
| notableRanking | listed among the greatest British songs by several music publications ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Sound Affects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Bruce Foxton
NERFINISHED
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Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Buckler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
The Jam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-11-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| title | That's Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals by Paul Weller ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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