George Harrison song "Dark Horse"

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The George Harrison song "Dark Horse" is a 1974 track that became the title song of his album and inspired the name of his record label, reflecting his self-image as an underestimated but resilient artist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Dark Horse ⓘ
artist George Harrison ⓘ
bSide I Don’t Care Anymore ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 6 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 15 ⓘ
composer George Harrison ⓘ
countryOfRelease United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
criticalReception mixed ⓘ
genre pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCoverArt Dark Horse single sleeve artwork ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature funk-influenced rhythm ⓘ
prominent saxophone ⓘ
inspiredBy George Harrison’s personal and professional struggles in early 1970s ⓘ
inspiredNameOf Dark Horse Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:54 ⓘ
lyricalTheme self-image as an underestimated but resilient artist ⓘ
notableFor association with launch of Dark Horse Records ⓘ
raspy vocal due to Harrison’s throat problems during 1974 tour ⓘ
partOf George Harrison discography ⓘ
performer George Harrison ⓘ
producer George Harrison ⓘ
publisher Harrisongs ⓘ
recordLabel Apple Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1974-11-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1974 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ
studio Apple Studios ⓘ
Friar Park Studios ⓘ
linked to: Friar Park Studio
tempo up-tempo ⓘ
titleTrackOf Dark Horse ⓘ
tourAssociation George Harrison North American tour 1974 ⓘ
vocalStyle hoarse vocal performance ⓘ
writer George Harrison ⓘ

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Dark Horse Records → namedAfter → George Harrison song "Dark Horse" ⓘ