Riders on the Storm

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"Riders on the Storm" is a moody, jazz-influenced rock song by The Doors, renowned for its atmospheric soundscape, haunting lyrics, and being one of the band’s most iconic tracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The Doors ⓘ
composer Jim Morrison ⓘ
John Densmore ⓘ
Ray Manzarek ⓘ
Robby Krieger ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresMusicalStyle atmospheric soundscape ⓘ
jazz-influenced rock ⓘ
genre acid rock ⓘ
jazz rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact considered one of the greatest rock songs of the 1970s ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
electric piano ⓘ
organ ⓘ
rain sound effects ⓘ
thunder sound effects ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic haunting lyrics ⓘ
minor-key harmony ⓘ
prominent electric piano line ⓘ
rain and thunder ambience ⓘ
whispered vocal overdubs ⓘ
hasTheme danger on the road ⓘ
existential reflection ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
includedIn The Doors compilation albums ⓘ
inspiredBy country song Ghost Riders in the Sky ⓘ
isFinalSingleBy The Doors with Jim Morrison ⓘ
linked to: The Doors
isIconicWorkOf The Doors ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 7:14 ⓘ
approximately 7 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Jim Morrison ⓘ
partOfAlbum L.A. Woman ⓘ
performer The Doors ⓘ
producer Bruce Botnick ⓘ
The Doors ⓘ
recordingDate 1970 ⓘ
1971 ⓘ
recordLabel Elektra Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1971-06 ⓘ
vocalist Jim Morrison ⓘ

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The Doors → notableSong → Riders on the Storm ⓘ
Jim Morrison → notableWork → Riders on the Storm ⓘ
Ray Manzarek → notableWork → Riders on the Storm (song, as performer and co-arranger) ⓘ
linked to: Riders on the Storm
L.A. Woman → hasPart → Riders on the Storm ⓘ
L.A. Woman → hasSingle → Riders on the Storm ⓘ