Edge of Seventeen

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"Edge of Seventeen" is a 1981 rock song by Stevie Nicks, known for its distinctive guitar riff and emotional lyrics reflecting loss and coming of age.

All labels observed (1)

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Edge of Seventeen canonical 9

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist Stevie Nicks ⓘ
artist Stevie Nicks ⓘ
belongsToArtistDiscographyPeriod Stevie Nicks solo career ⓘ
composer Stevie Nicks ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coveredBy various artists ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
followsInArtistTimeline Fleetwood Mac era of Stevie Nicks ⓘ
genre classic rock ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed as a rock classic ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact became one of Stevie Nicks' signature songs ⓘ
frequently played on classic rock radio ⓘ
hasGuitarRiff distinctive ⓘ
hasHook repeated "ooh, ooh, ooh" vocal line ⓘ
hasIconicElement chugging 16th-note guitar pattern ⓘ
hasLyricSubject processing death of loved ones ⓘ
transition from youth to adulthood ⓘ
hasSignatureLine "Just like the white winged dove" ⓘ
hasSongStructure verse-chorus-bridge ⓘ
hasTempo driving mid-tempo rock beat ⓘ
hasVocalStyle raspy powerful lead vocal ⓘ
inspiredBy death of John Lennon ⓘ
death of Stevie Nicks' uncle ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stevie Nicks ⓘ
partOfAlbum Bella Donna ⓘ
linked to: "Bella Donna"
performer Stevie Nicks ⓘ
producer Jimmy Iovine ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1980 ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Modern Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-02-04 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
sampledBy Destiny's Child ⓘ
sampledIn Bootylicious ⓘ
theme coming of age ⓘ
grief ⓘ
loss ⓘ
titlePhraseOrigin misheard phrase "age of seventeen" as "edge of seventeen" ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 5 ⓘ
usedInMedia featured in various films and television shows ⓘ
vocalist Stevie Nicks ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Bootylicious → usesSampleFrom → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
Bella Donna → hasPart → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Bella Donna"
Bella Donna → hasSingle → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Bella Donna"
Stand Back → follows → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: song "Stand Back"
Bella Donna → mainPerformerOf → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: "Bella Donna"
Bella Donna → hasSingle → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: "Bella Donna"
Bella Donna → hasTrack → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: "Bella Donna"
Stephanie Lynn Nicks → notableWork → Edge of Seventeen ⓘ
subject linked to: Stephanie