It’s Good to Be King

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"It’s Good to Be King" is a reflective, melancholic rock song by Tom Petty from his 1994 solo album "Wildflowers," noted for its lush arrangement and themes of power and isolation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock song ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Wildflowers ⓘ
artist Tom Petty ⓘ
associatedAct Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ
composer Tom Petty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
followsInTracklist You Wreck Me ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
heartland rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasArrangement lush arrangement ⓘ
hasCriticalReception noted for exploration of solitude and status ⓘ
praised for emotional depth ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
orchestral strings ⓘ
piano ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
hasNotableFeature extended instrumental coda ⓘ
string arrangement by Michael Kamen ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic dynamic build-up ⓘ
intimate vocal delivery ⓘ
mid-tempo ⓘ
hasTheme fame ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
power ⓘ
hasVocalStyle lead vocal ⓘ
includedIn Tom Petty discography ⓘ
isOnSide Side two of Wildflowers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Tom Petty ⓘ
partOf Wildflowers ⓘ
performer Tom Petty ⓘ
precedesInTracklist Only a Broken Heart ⓘ
producer Mike Campbell ⓘ
Rick Rubin ⓘ
Tom Petty ⓘ
recordedIn United States ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1994 ⓘ
vocalist Tom Petty ⓘ

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Wildflowers → hasSong → It’s Good to Be King ⓘ