In the Ghetto

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"In the Ghetto" is a socially conscious soul ballad written by Mac Davis and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley, depicting the cycle of poverty and violence in an urban neighborhood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
alsoKnownAs The Vicious Circle NERFINISHED
bSide Any Day Now NERFINISHED
chartPositionAustraliaSinglesChart 1
chartPositionIrelandSinglesChart 1
chartPositionNorwaySinglesChart 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 2
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3
chartPositionWestGermanySinglesChart 1
composer Mac Davis NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception praised for social commentary
firstReleasedBy Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
followedBySingle Suspicious Minds NERFINISHED
followedBySingleArtist Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
followsSingle Memories NERFINISHED
followsSingleArtist Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
genre ballad
country soul
pop
soul
hasMusicVideo no original contemporary promo video
language English
length 2:44
lyricist Mac Davis NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third person
notableCoverArtist Cissy Houston NERFINISHED
Dolly Parton NERFINISHED
Merle Haggard NERFINISHED
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED
partOfArtistDiscography Elvis Presley discography NERFINISHED
performer Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
producer Chips Moman NERFINISHED
recordedAt American Sound Studio NERFINISHED
recordedInCity Memphis NERFINISHED
recordedInState Tennessee NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Records
releasedAsSingleFrom From Elvis in Memphis NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1969-04-14
releaseYear 1969
setting impoverished urban neighborhood
side A-side
theme poverty
social inequality
urban violence
vocalist Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
writer Mac Davis NERFINISHED

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Let Them Eat Bingo hasTrack In the Ghetto
Separate Ways includesTrack In the Ghetto