Twenty-Five Miles

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"Twenty-Five Miles" is a 1969 soul song by American singer Edwin Starr, celebrated for its driving beat and energetic vocal performance.

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Twenty-Five Miles canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Edwin Starr
associatedWithLabel Motown Records
linked to: Motown
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 6
chartPositionUSRBChart 11
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1960s
follows Headline News
genre R&B
soul
hasInfluenceOn Northern soul scene
linked to: Northern soul
hasLivePerformancesBy Edwin Starr
hasMusicalFeature driving beat
energetic vocal performance
hasTheme perseverance
returning home
travel
isAssociatedWithMovement late-1960s Motown sound
isFollowedBy I’m Still a Struggling Man
isIncludedIn Edwin Starr compilation albums
isPartOf Motown catalog
language English
length approximately 3 minutes
notableFor call-and-response vocals
prominent brass arrangement
up-tempo rhythm
originalMedium 7-inch single
performer Edwin Starr
performerNationality American
producer Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol
recordLabel Gordy Records
Motown
releaseDate 1969
rhythmicStyle driving backbeat
vocalStyle energetic
powerful
writer Edwin Starr
Harvey Fuqua
Johnny Bristol

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

Edwin Starr notableWork Twenty-Five Miles
Edwin Starr notableSingle Twenty-Five Miles
Johnny Bristol notableWork Twenty-Five Miles
Johnny Bristol notableSongAsSongwriter Twenty-Five Miles