People Have the Power

"People Have the Power"
Single by Patti Smith
from the album Dream of Life
B-side	"Where Duty Calls", "Wild Leaves"
Released	June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01)[1]
Recorded	The Hit Factory
Genre	Rock
Length	5:07
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Patti Smith, Fred Smith
Producer(s)	Fred Smith, Jimmy Iovine
Patti Smith singles chronology
"So You Want to Be (A Rock 'n' Roll Star)" (1979) "People Have the Power" (1988) "Looking for You (I Was)" (1988)
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"People Have the Power" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, and released as a lead single from Patti Smith's 1988 album Dream of Life. The cover photograph is by Robert Mapplethorpe. The music video is filmed mostly in black-and-white and features Patti Smith singing, writing and walking.

The song was ranked number 22 on NME magazine's list of the "Singles of the Year".^{[citation needed]}