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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Run to you |
| Artist | Whitney Houston |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The Bodyguard |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:24 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 77 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Single voice strings |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 4 | No BGV harmony |
| Voc Info 5 | Unison (female/female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Whole Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EP |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | William Ross |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0s4Ou7afmjfu5MA9xBCE1I?si=D_gssIGNSKe5gkiRXne_pA |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 10 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/whitneyhouston/runtoyou.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Jud Friedman |
| Author 2 | Allan Rich |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A shelter / Harbor |
| Explanation | ✱ The other is depicted as a physical safe haven where the singer can take shelter from the 'rain' of the outside world. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Built:Home |
| MTag 2 | Protection |
| MTag 3 | Vulnerability |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-V/I-IV/I-iv/I, I/V-II/#IV-iv/bVI-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 9 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, III, IV, iv, V, VI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 73 |
| Mel Cmplx | 55 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 35 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 85 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 16 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 37 |
| Spot-Energy | 36 |
| Spot-Valance | 13 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Greatest Hits (Whitney Houston) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yip26U22Ttan9L7cybS0NBOOHkm3QIsa/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 41 (The Greatest Hits) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Soul |



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