"War" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1970

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"War" is a 1970 protest song by soul singer Edwin Starr, famous for its anti–Vietnam War message and its iconic refrain, “War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
soul singer ⓘ
artistNationality American ⓘ
chartAchievement number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact became an anthem of the anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ
era Vietnam War era ⓘ
genre protest song ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasLyrics explicitly critical of war ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricRefrain War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! ⓘ
medium recorded music ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor anti-war message ⓘ
iconic refrain "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!" ⓘ
notableWork "War" (song) ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1970 ⓘ
peakChartCountry United States ⓘ
peakChartName Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
peakChartPosition 1 ⓘ
peakChartYear 1970 ⓘ
performedBy Edwin Starr ⓘ
performer Edwin Starr ⓘ
politicalOrientation anti-war ⓘ
releaseDecade 1970s ⓘ
subject Vietnam War ⓘ
war ⓘ
theme anti–Vietnam War ⓘ
title War ⓘ
vocalStyle soul singing ⓘ

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Edwin Starr → chartAchievement → "War" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 ⓘ