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.
Statements (48)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.