Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm version)
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"Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm version)" is a high-energy rock cover of Michael Jackson’s classic song, notable for its nu metal sound and early-2000s popularity on rock radio and MTV.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm version) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Smooth Criminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionChannel |
MTV
NERFINISHED
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music streaming services ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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nu metal ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyrics | "Annie, are you OK?" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became Alien Ant Farm's breakout hit
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introduced Smooth Criminal to a rock and nu metal audience ⓘ |
| hasEra | early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated line "Annie, are you OK?" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm version music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
heavier guitar-driven arrangement
ⓘ
up-tempo rock rhythm ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic | early 2000s nu metal production ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
MTV viewers
ⓘ
fans of Michael Jackson covers ⓘ rock music listeners ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| hasTheme | violent crime narrative ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | rock vocals ⓘ |
| isCoverOf | Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVersionOf | Smooth Criminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy rotation on MTV in early 2000s
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high-energy rock arrangement ⓘ nu metal sound ⓘ popularity on rock radio in early 2000s ⓘ |
| originallyBy | Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | ANThology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Alien Ant Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Alien Ant Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| sharesLyricsWith | Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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