Blackbird

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"Blackbird" is a classic Beatles song, written by Paul McCartney and released on the 1968 "White Album," known for its gentle acoustic guitar and themes of hope and civil rights.

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Label Occurrences
Blackbird canonical 4
Blackbird by The Beatles 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
song
accompaniment acoustic guitar
album The Beatles
alsoKnownAs White Album
artist The Beatles
catalogNumber Apple PMC 7067/8 (album matrix context)
composer Paul McCartney
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coveredBy Crosby, Stills & Nash
Dave Grohl
Eddie Vedder
Herbie Hancock
Sarah McLachlan
genre acoustic rock
folk rock
hasGuitarStyle classical-influenced fingerpicking
hasISWC T-010.140.136-3
hasLiveVersionsBy Paul McCartney
hasRightsSociety ASCAP
BMI
hasTheme empowerment of marginalized people
inspiredBy American civil rights movement
key G major
language English
leadVocalist Paul McCartney
length approximately 2:18
lyricist Paul McCartney
notableFeature solo vocal with fingerpicked guitar
use of bird sound effects
partOf The Beatles (1968 double album)
performer Paul McCartney
producer George Martin
publisher Northern Songs
rankedOn Rolling Stone lists of greatest Beatles songs
recordedBy The Beatles
recordLabel Apple Records
releaseDate 1968-11-22
releaseYear 1968
side Side 2 (UK LP)
tempo moderate
themes civil rights
freedom
hope
timeSignature 4/4
writer Paul McCartney

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cowboy Carter includesCoverOf Blackbird
The Voice hasTrack Blackbird
subject linked to: album "The Voice"
The Voice hasCoverVersionOf Blackbird by The Beatles
subject linked to: album "The Voice"
linked to: Blackbird
Roger Michell notableWork Blackbird