Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Respect |
| Artist | Aretha Franklin |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | I never loved a man the way I love you |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:27 |
| Dur Grp | 2:00-2:29 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 114 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 4 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Tritone Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Tritone Down |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Tritone Up, Tritone Down |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Starts in different key |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/6FOUqQt3Kg0?t=71 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Tenor Sax |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BRASS |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | VOCALS |
| Instr 4 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Rhythm & Blues Recording |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Performance (Female) |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Vocal Performance (Female) |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/arethafranklin/respect.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Otis Redding |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A golden coin / Value |
| Explanation | ✱ Respect is treated as a tangible medium of exchange; the singer has paid the 'price' and is now demanding the exchange rate. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Value |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Justice |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | V-IV-V-IV, V-IV-I-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-IV-I-IV |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 98 |
| Mel Cmplx | 86 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 63 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 91 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 36 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 81 |
| Spot-Energy | 56 |
| Spot-Valance | 97 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Big Book of Soul (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JguZWcj55j7436y1QlvdG46ahIsQtZjJ/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 184 (The Big Book of Soul) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Soul |
| Genre 2 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Gospel |



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