An Englishman in New York
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"An Englishman in New York" is a 1979 art-pop song by the British duo Godley & Creme, known for its witty lyrics and inventive production.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyArtist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Kevin Godley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lol Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocals | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Silent Running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasInventiveProduction | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasStudio | UK recording studio ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Britishness
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ fish-out-of-water experience ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Englishman ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | male lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasWittyLyrics | true ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Freeze Frame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInEnglishPopCulture | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Kevin Godley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lol Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous and satirical lyrics
ⓘ
innovative production techniques ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Godley & Creme discography ⓘ |
| performer | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesWordplay | true ⓘ |
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