We Gotta Get Out of This Place
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"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" is a 1965 rock song by The Animals, renowned as an anthem of working-class frustration and a defining track of the British Invasion era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We Gotta Get Out of This Place canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart top 10
NERFINISHED
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US Billboard Hot 100 top 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Barry Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem of working-class frustration
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defining track of the British Invasion era ⓘ |
| era | British Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
British Invasion
NERFINISHED
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rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | I Can’t Believe It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Blue Öyster Cult
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Angels (Australian band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Vietnam War popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMainInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | We gotta get out of this place, if it’s the last thing we ever do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableUse | unofficial anthem for American soldiers during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| hasType | rock anthem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3:17 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cynthia Weil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Animals’ 1965 US album “Animal Tracks”
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The Animals’ 1966 UK album “Animalisms” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Eric Burdon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mickie Most NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
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MGM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aspiration for a better life
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economic hardship ⓘ urban decay ⓘ |
| theme |
desire to escape
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working-class frustration ⓘ |
| vocalist | Eric Burdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | blues rock vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Barry Mann
NERFINISHED
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Cynthia Weil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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