Chain Gang

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"Chain Gang" is a 1960 rhythm and blues song by Sam Cooke that became one of his biggest hits, noted for its socially conscious lyrics and distinctive vocal sounds mimicking work-gang chants.

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Chain Gang canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
bSide I Fall in Love Every Day ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 2 ⓘ
chartPositionUSRBChart 2 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
featuresSoundEffect grunts and chants imitating laborers ⓘ
genre rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCriticalReputation classic Sam Cooke single ⓘ
socially conscious hit record ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn socially conscious pop songs ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
hasLyricTheme hardship ⓘ
prison labor ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
hasNotableFeature call-and-response style ⓘ
vocal sounds mimicking work-gang chants ⓘ
hasSubject chain gang prisoners ⓘ
includedInAlbum Swing Low ⓘ
isOneOfBiggestHitsOf Sam Cooke ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 2:35 ⓘ
performedBy Sam Cooke and backing vocalists ⓘ
performer Sam Cooke ⓘ
producer George Avakian ⓘ
Hugo Peretti ⓘ
Luigi Creatore ⓘ
recordingArtist Sam Cooke ⓘ
recordLabel RCA Victor ⓘ
releaseDate 1960-07-26 ⓘ
releaseYear 1960 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalist Sam Cooke ⓘ
writer Charles Cook ⓘ
Sam Cooke ⓘ

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

Sam Cooke → notableWork → Chain Gang ⓘ
State Property → notableSong → Chain Gang ⓘ
Sam Cooke → notableWork → Chain Gang ⓘ
subject linked to: Samuel Cook
The Soul Album → hasTrack → Chain Gang ⓘ
The Soul Album → hasCoverSong → Chain Gang ⓘ