The Promised Land
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"The Promised Land" is a 1978 rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its anthemic sound and themes of resilience and hope amid working-class struggle.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Darkness on the Edge of Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | anthemic ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| followsOnAlbum | Something in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMood |
defiant
ⓘ
hopeful ⓘ intense ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Blow away the dreams that tear you apart"
ⓘ
"I believe in a promised land" ⓘ "Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man" ⓘ |
| hasSubject | American working class ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment
ⓘ
hope ⓘ perseverance ⓘ resilience ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bruce Springsteen compilations ⓘ |
| includedOn | Bruce Springsteen live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| notableLiveStapleFor | Bruce Springsteen GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Darkness on the Edge of Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByEnsemble | E Street Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| precedesOnAlbum | Factory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Chuck Plotkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1977
ⓘ
1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-06-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| side | Side One ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 5 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Darkness on the Edge of Town
subject surface form:
Darkness on the Edge of Town