The Star-Spangled Banner

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The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American song
national anthem
patriotic song
associatedLocation Fort McHenry
associatedSymbol Star-Spangled Banner flag
linked to: United States flag
basedOn Defence of Fort M'Henry
commonlySungStanzas 1
composedBy John Stafford Smith
country United States of America
culturalSignificance symbol of American national identity
symbol of patriotism in the United States
declaredNationalAnthemBy United States Congress
declaredNationalAnthemOf United States of America
declaredNationalAnthemOnDate 1931-03-03
firstPublicPerformanceLocation Baltimore
genre patriotic music
hasControversyAbout kneeling protests during performances
hasNotablePerformanceAt Super Bowl
World Series
hasNotableRecordingBy Whitney Houston
language English
lyricsBy Francis Scott Key
melodyOrigin To Anacreon in Heaven
melodyOriginType British song
numberOfStanzasInOriginalPoem 4
openingLine O say can you see, by the dawn's early light
originalTitle Defence of Fort M'Henry
performanceContext military ceremonies
presidential inaugurations
public ceremonies
sporting events
publisherOfOriginalPoem Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser
setToMusicByYear 1814
signedIntoLawBy Herbert Hoover
subject United States flag
defense of Fort McHenry
resilience of the United States
textForm poem
typeOfWork vocal music
typicalInstrumentation voice and band
typicalKey B-flat major
usedAt Olympic Games medal ceremonies for U.S. athletes
usedBy United States Armed Forces
vocalRange about one and a half octaves
writtenAtEvent Battle of Baltimore
writtenAtLocation Baltimore Harbor
writtenDuring War of 1812
writtenInYear 1814

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Super Bowl XXXVIII anthemSong The Star-Spangled Banner
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Francis Scott Key originalTitleOfWork "Defence of Fort M’Henry"
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Anacreontic Society influencedWork The Star-Spangled Banner
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National Museum of American History hasCollection Star-Spangled Banner flag
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American nationalism associatedWith The Star-Spangled Banner
The Hip-Hop Violinist hasTrack Star-Spangled Banner
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All the Man That I Need WhitneyHoustonSingleChronologyNext The Star Spangled Banner
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Congreve rockets inspiredWork The Star-Spangled Banner
United States national symbols includes The Star-Spangled Banner
United States national symbols includes National anthem The Star-Spangled Banner
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Mary Tayloe Lloyd associatedWith The Star-Spangled Banner (U.S. national anthem)
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Francis Scott Key gravesite commemoratesWork The Star-Spangled Banner
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Super Bowl LVIII anthemSong The Star-Spangled Banner