Brick
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"Brick" is a melancholic piano-driven ballad by Ben Folds Five that poignantly explores the emotional fallout of a teenage couple dealing with an abortion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brick canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Whatever and Ever Amen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Ben Folds Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
ARIA Singles Chart top 20
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 number 19 ⓘ UK Singles Chart top 30 ⓘ |
| composer | Ben Folds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ radio single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ piano rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | yes ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ben Folds Five compilation releases ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano-driven ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:31 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Ben Folds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darren Jessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | melancholic ⓘ |
| musicType | melancholic ballad ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Romanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor | poignant portrayal of the emotional impact of abortion ⓘ |
| performedOnTourBy | Ben Folds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ben Folds Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben Folds Five
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caleb Southern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1996 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
550 Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-11-24 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Ben Folds Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | piano ballad ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | teenage couple dealing with an abortion ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
abortion
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emotional fallout ⓘ guilt ⓘ loss ⓘ teenage relationship ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 7 ⓘ |
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