Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Love is a battlefield |
| Artist | Pat Benatar |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Live from Earth |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:07 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 91 |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Dm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Sites ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spotify Instr | SYNTH, PERCUSSION, BASS GUITAR |
| MIDI | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I0VKwGd0S65OgHmcYR4d3uJ4tdLZp6iY/view?usp=drive_link |
| Chords | https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/pat-benatar/love-is-a-battlefield-chords-5481675 |
| Download Midi Link | https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1I0VKwGd0S65OgHmcYR4d3uJ4tdLZp6iY |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_a_Battlefield |
| Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/track/0viZ7D81W8pD65TkzaFkXT |
| Songfacts | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/pat-benatar/love-is-a-battlefield |
| Multitrack | https://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/pat-benatar/love-is-a-battlefield.html |
| HookTheory | https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/pat-benatar/love-is-a-battlefield |
| Youtube | https://youtu.be/IGVZOLV9SPo |
| Apple Music | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/love-is-a-battlefield/1752560164 |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | Ad Lib (female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | BASS GUITAR |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Mainstream Rock |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Awards Won | Grammy - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/patbenatar/loveisabattlefield.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Holly Knight |
| Author 2 | Mike Chapman |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A trench |
| Explanation | ✱ The metaphor of love as a struggle where you must defend yourself and fight. |
| MTag 1 | Conflict |
| MTag 2 | Resilience |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-bVII-bVI-iv |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-bVII-vi-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, bVII, vi, bVI, iv |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 21 |
| Mel Cmplx | 19 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 66 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 16 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 65 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 68 |
| Spot-Energy | 64 |
| Spot-Valance | 88 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 80-89 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | New Wave |

