Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | I knew you were waiting |
| Artist | Aretha Franklin |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Aretha |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:01 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 108 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Duet (male/female) |
| Voc Info 4 | Octave up (male) |
| Voc Info 5 | Ad Lib (female) |
| Voc Info 6 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 7 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | BPI - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/arethafranklin/iknewyouwerewaitingforme.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Simon Climie |
| Author 2 | Dennis Morgan |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ I knew you were waiting for me / And your love helped me through the dark |
| Explanation | ✱ Love is portrayed as a guiding light source through a visually opaque or difficult period. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Light |
| MTag 2 | Love |
| MTag 3 | Perseverance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-IV/I-IV/I-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ii-vi-ii-vi, ii-vi-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog C | I-IV/I-I-IV/I-I, ii-vi-ii-IV |
| Ch Prog B | IV/VI-iv/bVI-I/V-iii-vi, IV/VI-iv/bVI-I/V-bVII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, iv, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 71 |
| Spot-Energy | 64 |
| Spot-Valance | 73 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Songbook 2 (Aretha Franklin) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BkugHt-zbTykgUVFTLTAMP7y9chGVof3/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of (George Michael) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G52HxrwdEvYQSkijKbJbBJiGu-Kmm2C/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 45 (Songbook 2) |
| SB Page 2 | 109 (Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | Dance Rock |