Shine

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"Shine" is a breakthrough 1993 rock single by Collective Soul that became their signature hit and a defining song of 1990s post-grunge.

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Shine canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid ⓘ
artist Collective Soul ⓘ
chartPositionAustraliaARIA 23 ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 2 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 11 ⓘ
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSModernRockTracks 1 ⓘ
composer Ed Roland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception praised for its memorable riff and anthemic chorus ⓘ
describedAs breakthrough hit for Collective Soul ⓘ
defining song of 1990s post-grunge ⓘ
featuresGuitarStyle heavy, riff-driven electric guitars ⓘ
featuresVocalStyle gritty baritone lead vocals ⓘ
followedBySingle Breathe ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
post-grunge ⓘ
hasBside Breathe (on some releases) ⓘ
Love Lifted Me ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact frequently included on 1990s rock compilation playlists ⓘ
widely associated with 1990s rock radio ⓘ
hasFormat 7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ
hasLiveFavoriteStatus staple of Collective Soul live performances ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Shine (Collective Soul music video) ⓘ
hasMusicVideoDirector William Levine ⓘ
hasNotableLyric Heaven let your light shine down ⓘ
hasSignatureRiff distorted guitar riff with heavy use of wah-wah pedal ⓘ
hasSongStructure verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus ⓘ
hasTempo moderate ⓘ
includedInAlbum Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid ⓘ
isDebutMajorLabelSingleOf Collective Soul ⓘ
isOftenClassifiedAs Christian-influenced rock song ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Collective Soul ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 5:06 ⓘ
performer Collective Soul ⓘ
precededBySingle Goodnight, Good Guy ⓘ
recordedBy Collective Soul ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Rising Storm Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1993-07-19 ⓘ
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
writer Ed Roland ⓘ

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