This Is America

Summary

This Is America is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month, #207 of 23,006).^[2]

Key Facts

• This Is America received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[3].
• This Is America received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[4].
• This Is America received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance^[5].
• This Is America's instance of is recorded as single^[6].
• This Is America's composer is recorded as Donald Glover^[7].
• This Is America's composer is recorded as Ludwig Göransson^[8].
• This Is America's genre is Afrobeat^[9].
• This Is America's genre is hip-hop^[10].
• This Is America followed Terrified^[11].
• This Is America was followed by Summertime Magic^[12].
• This Is America was produced by Donald Glover^[13].
• This Is America was produced by Ludwig Göransson^[14].
• This Is America was performed by Donald Glover^[15].
• This Is America's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[16].
• This Is America's language of work or name is recorded as English^[17].
• This Is America was published on May 6, 2018^[18].
• This Is America's lyricist is recorded as Donald Glover^[19].
• This Is America's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This Is America'}^[20].
• This Is America's charted in is recorded as Triple J Hottest 100, 2018^[21].
• This Is America's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Black Lives Matter^[22].
• This Is America's form of creative work is recorded as song^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[24]

• Community tags: meme^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 26b88bbe-44ef-4eae-9fc2-6c12bdf61c84^[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on This Is America was Donald Glover^[15]. Producers include Donald Glover^[13] and Ludwig Göransson^[14].

Publication

This Is America was released on May 6, 2018^[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[17]. Genres include Afrobeat^[9] and hip-hop^[10].

Reception

Awards received include Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[3], a Grammy Awards^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1959^[29]; Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[4], a Grammy Awards^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1959^[32]; and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance^[5], a class of award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1989^[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

This Is America followed Terrified^[11]. It was followed by Summertime Magic^[12].

Why It Matters

This Is America ranks in the top 0.9% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month, #207 of 23,006).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

What awards did This Is America receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[3], Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[4], and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance^[5].