State of the World

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"State of the World" is a socially conscious pop song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, addressing issues such as poverty, homelessness, and social injustice.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
State of the World canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
artist Janet Jackson ⓘ
associatedTour Rhythm Nation World Tour ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
followsInConcept Rhythm Nation (song) ⓘ
linked to: Rhythm Nation 1814
genre dance-pop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
socially conscious music ⓘ
hasCriticalReception highlighted as example of pop with political themes ⓘ
noted for socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
hasFormat 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ
hasMessage encourages awareness of social problems ⓘ
highlights responsibility to help others ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle rhythmic groove-oriented production ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person commentary ⓘ
isIncludedIn Janet Jackson live setlists in early 1990s ⓘ
isPartOfConceptAlbum Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
isTrackNumber 1 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus call for empathy ⓘ
raising social awareness ⓘ
partOf Rhythm Nation 1814 ⓘ
performer Janet Jackson ⓘ
producer Janet Jackson ⓘ
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1988–1989 ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1989 ⓘ
songwriter James Harris III ⓘ
Janet Jackson ⓘ
Rene Elizondo Jr. ⓘ
linked to: René Elizondo Jr.

Terry Lewis ⓘ
theme homelessness ⓘ
media awareness ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
urban life ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Rhythm Nation 1814 → hasPart → State of the World ⓘ
State of the World Tour → notableSongFocus → State of the World ⓘ
The Knowledge → followsInTracklist → State of the World ⓘ