Small Town
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"Small Town" is a 1985 heartland rock song by John Mellencamp that reflects on small-town American life and personal roots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Small Town canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Scarecrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | John Mellencamp and his band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10
ⓘ
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks top 10 ⓘ |
| composer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| describes | life in a small American town ⓘ |
| followedBy | R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Lonely Ol' Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Minutes to Memories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"I can breathe in a small town"
ⓘ
"I was born in a small town" ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Scarecrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:59 ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOrigin | small town in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | John Mellencamp discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Don Gehman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
ⓘ
Riva Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-11-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
American life
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ personal roots ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | solo male vocal ⓘ |
| writer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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