Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | I need a man |
| Artist | Grace Jones |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Jamaica |
| Album | Portfolio |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:23 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 132 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 130-134 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Db |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Sites ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Need_a_Man_(Grace_Jones_song) |
| Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zc9b3YS8wcGDzH92joizS?si=263c62130f0145d8 |
| Youtube | https://youtu.be/Ud4iHB1-gW4 |
| Apple Music | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/i-need-a-man/1453155320 |
| YT_Streams | 190,490 |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Minor > Major |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major > Minor |
| Rec Tag 3 | Picardy 3rd |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod P Type 1 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Dance Club Songs |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gracejones/ineedaman.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Annie Lennox |
| Author 2 | David Stewart |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A raw hunger |
| Explanation | ✱ Desire is portrayed as a primary, animalistic need for substance that cannot be satisfied by mere words. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Senses:Taste |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Desire |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 57 |
| Spot-Energy | 57 |
| Spot-Valance | 77 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Disco |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Disco Funk |


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