The World Is a Ghetto (War song) explained
"The World Is a Ghetto" is a song written and performed by War. The song was produced by Jerry Goldstein,[1] and was featured on the band's album of the same name.[2]
Background
The single version radio edit was less than 4 minutes. The album version, over 10 minutes long, featured a third verse, a longer intro, a saxophone solo in the instrumental section, and an extended coda featuring an electric guitar solo while War repeatedly sang the song's title before the fade.
Chart performance
It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1973.[3] It also reached the Top 40 in Canada.[4] The song ranked #94 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1973.[5]
Other charting versions
Other versions
Sampling
Notes and References
- Web site: War, "The World Is a Ghetto" Single Release. April 3, 2019.
- Web site: War, The World Is a Ghetto. . 1972 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: War, "The World Is a Ghetto" Chart Positions. April 3, 2019.
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1973-02-17 . 2021-02-10.
- Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1973. April 3, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125102658/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1973.php. 2010-11-25.
- Web site: Will Downing, "The World Is a Ghetto" Chart Position. April 3, 2019.
- Web site: Ahmad Jamal, "The World Is a Ghetto" Single Release. . 1973 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: Charles Kynard, Your Mama Don't Dance. . 1973 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: James Moody, Sax & Flute Man. . 1973 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: Sonny Stitt, Mr. Bojangles. . 1973 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: George Shearing, The Way We Are. . 1974 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: George Benson, "The World Is a Ghetto" Single Release. . 1977 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: The Sax Pack, The Sax Pack. . 18 March 2008 . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: DJ Spinna, The Boogie Back: Post Disco Club Jams. . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: The Paragons, On the Beach with The Paragons. . April 3, 2019.
- Web site: Kandace Springs, Soul Eyes. . 24 June 2016 . April 3, 2019.