Sunny Afternoon
E794449
"Sunny Afternoon" is a 1966 hit single by the Kinks, known for its laid-back, music hall–influenced sound and satirical lyrics about a wealthy man's financial downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunny Afternoon canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Face to Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | I’m Not Like Everybody Else NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australian charts
ⓘ
Canadian charts ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Dead End Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
music hall–influenced pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedWork | Sunny Afternoon (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number 14
ⓘ
UK Singles Chart number 1 ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Jimmy Buffett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stereophonics NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertime” ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Face to Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Sunny Afternoon (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:36 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalInfluence | British music hall ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | laid-back ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person wealthy protagonist ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kinks discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performingArtistNationality | British ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Dedicated Follower of Fashion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Shel Talmy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Pye Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966-06-03 ⓘ |
| theme |
satire of upper-class lifestyle
ⓘ
taxation and financial downfall ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | Ray Davies lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1966 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.