Authority Song
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"Authority Song" is a rock track by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, known for its upbeat, heartland rock sound and themes of youthful rebellion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Authority Song canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Uh-Huh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Jackie O NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition_Australia_Kent_Music_Report | 15 ⓘ |
| chartPosition_Canada_RPM_Top_Singles | 24 ⓘ |
| chartPosition_US_Billboard_Hot_100 | 15 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
anthemic
ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAsSingleFrom | Uh-Huh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | I fight authority, authority always wins ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
handclaps ⓘ rockabilly influence ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Uh-Huh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | I Fought the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:48 ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAgeGroup | youth ⓘ |
| partOf | John Mellencamp discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Don Gehman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
ⓘ
Riva Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-03 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theme |
defiance of authority
ⓘ
youthful rebellion ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| usesNarrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| writer | John Mellencamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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