Purple Haze

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"Purple Haze" is one of Jimi Hendrix's most iconic psychedelic rock songs, renowned for its innovative guitar work and enduring influence on rock music.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Jimi Hendrix Experience
associatedWithMovement 1960s counterculture
bSide 51st Anniversary
chartPositionUKSingles 3
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 65
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstReleasedAs single in the UK
genre acid rock
psychedelic rock
guitarTuning half-step down (E♭ tuning)
hasCulturalStatus rock standard
signature song of Jimi Hendrix
hasGuitarEffect fuzz
octavia
wah-wah
hasMusicalFeature heavy use of guitar distortion
prominent power chords
tritone-based riff
use of the Hendrix chord (E7#9)
hasNotableLivePerformance Monterey Pop Festival 1967 NERFINISHED
various Jimi Hendrix concerts 1967–1970
hasTheme psychedelic experience
surreal imagery
includedInAlbum Are You Experienced
influencedArtist numerous rock guitarists
influencedGenre psychedelic rock
rock music
isIconicFor innovative guitar work
psychedelic sound
language English
laterIncludedOn US edition of Are You Experienced
length 2:50
openingLyric Purple haze all in my brain
performer Jimi Hendrix
Mitch Mitchell
Noel Redding
producer Chas Chandler
rankedOnList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
recordingDate 1967-01
recordLabel Reprise Records NERFINISHED
Track Records
releaseDate 1967-03-17
usesTechnique double-stops
feedback manipulation
hammer-ons and pull-offs
string bending
writer Jimi Hendrix

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Jimi Hendrix notableSong Purple Haze