"The World Is a Ghetto" | ||||
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Single by War | ||||
from the album The World Is a Ghetto | ||||
B-side | "Four Cornered Room" | |||
Released | October 1972 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic soul [1] [2] | |||
Length | 3:59 (single version) 10:10 (album version) | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | War | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Goldstein | |||
War singles chronology | ||||
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"The World Is a Ghetto" is a song written and performed by War. The song was produced by Jerry Goldstein, [3] and was featured on the band's album of the same name. [4]
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.
It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the U.S. pop chart in 1973. [5] It also reached the Top 40 in Canada. [6] The song ranked #94 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1973. [7]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [8] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |