Super Bad

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Super Bad is a funk song by James Brown, celebrated for its driving groove, dynamic horn arrangements, and influential role in shaping 1970s funk music.

All labels observed (4)

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Super Bad canonical 1
Super Bad (Part 1) 1
Super Bad (Part 2) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist James Brown
chronology James Brown singles chronology
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1970s
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
horn section
organ
genre funk
hasCulturalImpact influenced later funk and soul artists
widely cited as a classic funk track
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response vocals
driving groove
dynamic horn arrangements
extended vamp
prominent rhythm section
hasPart Super Bad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Super Bad (Part 1)

Super Bad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Super Bad (Part 2)

Super Bad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Super Bad (Part 3)
hasStyle funk groove
soul-influenced vocals
influencedGenre 1970s funk music
funk
isPartOf James Brown
surface form: James Brown discography
language English
notableFor James Brown vocal exclamations
influential role in shaping 1970s funk music
syncopated horn riffs
performer James Brown
The J.B.'s
producer James Brown
recordLabel King Records
releaseYear 1970
writer James Brown

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

James Brown notableWork Super Bad
Super Bad hasPart Super Bad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Super Bad (Part 1)
Super Bad hasPart Super Bad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Super Bad (Part 2)
Super Bad hasPart Super Bad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Super Bad (Part 3)