Independence Day
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"Independence Day" is a powerful country song by Martina McBride that tells the story of domestic abuse and personal liberation, widely acclaimed for its emotional impact and social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independence Day canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | domestic violence advocacy discussions ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CMT Music Award for Video of the Year predecessor category
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Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard Hot Country Songs top 15 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by country music critics ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Martina McBride greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| hasHookLine | "Let freedom ring" ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | public awareness of domestic violence issues in country music audience ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood trauma
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domestic violence ⓘ female empowerment ⓘ personal liberation ⓘ |
| includedInList |
CMT rankings of greatest country songs
ⓘ
critical lists of feminist country songs ⓘ |
| instrumentation | country rock arrangement with guitars and drums ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:25 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Gretchen Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| misinterpretedAs | patriotic anthem about U.S. Independence Day holiday ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Deaton-Flanigen Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme | visual depiction of domestic violence and house fire ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person child narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
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emotional impact ⓘ social commentary on domestic abuse ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Way That I Am NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Martina McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ed Seay
NERFINISHED
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Paul Worley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-05-02 ⓘ |
| setting | small town in the United States ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usedBy | political campaigns in the United States ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | power ballad performance ⓘ |
| writer | Gretchen Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAward |
1994
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1995 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.