Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Play that funky music |
| Artist | Wild Cherry |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Wild cherry |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:00 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 109 |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | A |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | Blues scale |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Unison (male/male) |
| Voc Info 3 | No BGV harmony |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Start YT Mod | https://youtu.be/JTvlujbJ5vg?t=61 |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod P Cat 1 | Jump |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/JTvlujbJ5vg?t=156 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | BRASS |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best New Artist |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo/Group or Chorus |
| Nominations 3 | AMA - Favorite Pop/Rock Song |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Awards Won | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/wildcherry/playthatfunkymusic.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Robert Parissi |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A sudden shift in rhythm |
| Explanation | ✱ A story of stepping out of your comfort zone to embrace a new sound. |
| MTag 1 | Change |
| MTag 2 | Fun |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-I-I |
| Ch Prog PC | I-I-I-I |
| Ch Prog C | bIII-bIII-bIII-bIII, bIII-bV-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, bV, bVI |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 84 |
| Mel Cmplx | 88 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 49 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 23 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 28 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 80-89 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 81 |
| Spot-Energy | 67 |
| Spot-Valance | 93 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Funk |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Funk Rock |