Our House
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"Our House" is a 1982 hit single by British ska/pop band Madness, known for its catchy melody and nostalgic lyrics about family life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welcome to: Our House | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianSinglesChart | 15 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadianSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart | 49 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwedishSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 7 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardMainstreamRock | 9 ⓘ |
| composer |
Cathal Smyth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | everyday working-class family life ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
ska ⓘ |
| hasBPM | around 130 ⓘ |
| hasCatchyMelody | true ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
recognized as a classic 1980s pop song
ⓘ
widely used in television and advertising ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
domestic life
ⓘ
family life ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Our House (Madness music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableChorus | true ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "Our house, in the middle of our street" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Cathal Smyth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Diane Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Rise & Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Welcome to: Our House
this entity surface form:
Welcome to: Our House