Going Underground

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"Going Underground" is a politically charged 1980 single by British mod revival band The Jam that became one of their most iconic and commercially successful songs.

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Going Underground canonical 2
Going Underground (music video) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist The Jam
bSide Dreams of Children
chartedIn UK Singles Chart
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 1
composer Paul Weller
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre mod revival
new wave
punk rock
hasCatalogNumber Polydor POSP 113
linked to: Polydor Records
hasLiveVersion Going Underground (live)
hasMelodyInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
hasMusicalArtistMember Bruce Foxton
Paul Weller
Rick Buckler
hasMusicVideo Going Underground (music video)
linked to: Going Underground
hasTheme disillusionment with political system
youth alienation
hasType political song
includedIn various The Jam compilation albums
language English
length approximately 2:50
lyricist Paul Weller
notableFor being one of The Jam's most commercially successful singles
being one of The Jam's most iconic songs
politically charged lyrics
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf The Jam discography
performer The Jam
producer The Jam
Vic Coppersmith-Heaven
recordedIn 1979
recordLabel Polydor Records
releaseDate 1980-03-14
singleNumberOneIn United Kingdom
subjectMatter politics
social criticism
writer Paul Weller
yearOfRelease 1980

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The Jam notableWork Going Underground
The Jam notableSingle Going Underground
Going Underground hasMusicVideo Going Underground (music video)
linked to: Going Underground