Twenty-Five Miles

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"Twenty-Five Miles" is a 1969 soul song by American singer Edwin Starr, celebrated for its driving beat and energetic vocal performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Edwin Starr NERFINISHED
associatedWithLabel Motown Records NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 6
chartPositionUSRBChart 11
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s
follows Headline News NERFINISHED
genre R&B
soul
hasInfluenceOn Northern soul scene NERFINISHED
hasLivePerformancesBy Edwin Starr NERFINISHED
hasMusicalFeature driving beat
energetic vocal performance
hasTheme perseverance
returning home
travel
isAssociatedWithMovement late-1960s Motown sound
isFollowedBy I’m Still a Struggling Man NERFINISHED
isIncludedIn Edwin Starr compilation albums
isPartOf Motown catalog
language English
length approximately 3 minutes
notableFor call-and-response vocals
prominent brass arrangement
up-tempo rhythm
originalMedium 7-inch single
performer Edwin Starr NERFINISHED
performerNationality American
producer Harvey Fuqua NERFINISHED
Johnny Bristol NERFINISHED
recordLabel Gordy Records NERFINISHED
Motown
releaseDate 1969
rhythmicStyle driving backbeat
vocalStyle energetic
powerful
writer Edwin Starr NERFINISHED
Harvey Fuqua NERFINISHED
Johnny Bristol NERFINISHED

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Edwin Starr notableWork Twenty-Five Miles
Edwin Starr notableSingle Twenty-Five Miles