| "Down on Me" | ||||
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| Single by Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company | ||||
| from the album Big Brother & the Holding Company | ||||
| B-side | "Call on Me" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | Mainstream | |||
| Songwriter(s) | traditional, arr Joplin | |||
| Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company singles chronology | ||||
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"Down on Me" is a traditional freedom song from the 1920s or earlier that became popular following its remake by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company.[1][2][3]