Step On

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"Step On" is a 1990 Madchester-era dance-rock single by Happy Mondays, known for its infectious piano riff and status as one of the band's signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches ⓘ
artist Happy Mondays ⓘ
associatedScene Manchester music scene ⓘ
basedOn He’s Gonna Step on You Again ⓘ
linked to: Step On
bSide Little Matchstick Owen ⓘ
catalogNumber FAC 272 ⓘ
chartedIn UK Singles Chart ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 5 ⓘ
composer John Kongos ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed as one of Happy Mondays’ best songs ⓘ
era Madchester era ⓘ
linked to: Madchester
featuresBandMember Bez ⓘ
Gary Whelan ⓘ
Mark Day ⓘ
Paul Davis ⓘ
Paul Ryder ⓘ
Shaun Ryder ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
genre Madchester ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ
dance-rock ⓘ
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Happy Mondays ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Step On (music video) ⓘ
linked to: Step On
hasSignatureElement infectious piano riff ⓘ
hasSubgenreInfluence baggy ⓘ
includedInList NME best tracks of the 1990s ⓘ
isCoverOf He’s Gonna Step on You Again ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Happy Mondays ⓘ
label Factory Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 5:16 ⓘ
lengthSingleEdit 4:15 ⓘ
lyricist John Kongos ⓘ
notableLyric You’re twisting my melon, man ⓘ
originallyBy John Kongos ⓘ
performer Happy Mondays ⓘ
producer Paul Oakenfold ⓘ
Steve Osborne ⓘ
publisher Factory Communications ⓘ
recordedIn 1989 ⓘ
releaseDate 1990-03-05 ⓘ
releaseYear 1990 ⓘ

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

Happy Mondays → notableSong → Step On ⓘ
Shaun Ryder → notableSong → Step On ⓘ
Step On → basedOn → He’s Gonna Step on You Again ⓘ
linked to: Step On
Step On → hasMusicVideo → Step On (music video) ⓘ
linked to: Step On