“Common People”
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“Common People” is a 1995 Britpop anthem by Pulp that satirically critiques class tourism and became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring songs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common People | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Different Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Pulp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Britpop movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Razzmatazz (acoustic)
ⓘ
Underwear ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australian Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
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Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
Candida Doyle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarvis Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Senior NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Britpop anthem
ⓘ
Pulp's signature song ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
Britpop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Shatner featuring Joe Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavouriteStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
I want to live like common people
ⓘ
Rent a flat above a shop ⓘ |
| includedInList |
NME greatest songs of all time lists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Island Records Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:50 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jarvis Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Pedro Romhanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Different Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Pulp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-05-22 ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| singleSequence | lead single from the album Different Class ⓘ |
| theme |
class tourism
ⓘ
satire of privilege ⓘ social class ⓘ |
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