You Can Do Magic
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"You Can Do Magic" is a 1982 soft rock song by the band America that became one of their biggest hits, marking a commercial resurgence for the group in the early 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToEra | early 1980s ⓘ |
| bSide | Even the Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Adult Contemporary chart hit
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ |
| composer | Russ Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creditedWith | reviving America’s commercial success in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | soft rock ⓘ |
| hasAudience | mainstream pop and rock listeners ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | You Can Do Magic single cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
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guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USCap8200000 (approximate, code may vary by release) ⓘ |
| hasKey | A minor (commonly cited key) ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | frequently included on America greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | melodic soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
belief in a partner’s power to change one’s life
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romantic reassurance ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasType | 1980s pop rock ballad ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | View from the Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | America discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:49 ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of America’s biggest hits ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnAdultContemporaryChart | 5 ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| performedByMember |
Dan Peek (not involved; America was a duo at this time)
NERFINISHED
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Dewey Bunnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Beckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Russ Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releasedAsSingleFrom | View from the Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | harmonized vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Russ Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
America