Atomic Dog
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"Atomic Dog" is a 1982 funk song by George Clinton that became a seminal P-Funk anthem and a heavily sampled classic in hip-hop and R&B.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Computer Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Parliament-Funkadelic collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | P-Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
heavily sampled classic in hip-hop and R&B
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seminal P-Funk anthem ⓘ |
| era | post-disco funk ⓘ |
| genre |
P-Funk
NERFINISHED
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R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ hip hop classic ⓘ |
| hasChant | "bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
R&B production
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West Coast hip hop sound NERFINISHED ⓘ hip hop production ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
call-and-response vocals
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distinctive synthesized bass line ⓘ electronic funk production ⓘ heavily sampled drum pattern ⓘ repetitive chant of "bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay" ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
G-funk
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R&B ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Computer Games ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
dog-related metaphors
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party atmosphere ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later funk-derived styles
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signature P-Funk sound ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| samplingFrequency | widely sampled ⓘ |
| soundCharacter |
groove-oriented rhythm
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layered vocal effects ⓘ synth-heavy production ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | funk vocal performance ⓘ |
| writer |
David Spradley
NERFINISHED
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Garrett Shider NERFINISHED ⓘ George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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