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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Save the best for last |
| Artist | Vanessa Williams |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | The comfort zone |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:39 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 97 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 095-099 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Eb |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 4 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 2 | AG |
| Instr 3 | PIANO |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Keith Thomas |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2W9utJOKlnWBdL4KETKnf9?si=ePiO2C5vTrexZmJGVZAzzA |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 3 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 4 | MTV VMA - Best Female Video |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/vanessawilliams/savethebestforlast.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Philip Galdston |
| Author 2 | Jon Lind |
| Author 3 | Wendy Waldman-Parker |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A hidden dessert / Prize |
| Explanation | ✱ The best part of a relationship is compared to a precious object or treat that has been saved until the end. |
| MTag 1 | Time:Future |
| MTag 2 | Value |
| MTag 3 | Surprise |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | V-IV-I/III-I/III-IV-V-vi-vi, IV-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-IV-I/III-I/III-ii-V-I-I, v-v-IV/VI-IV/VI-bVII-IV/VI-V-V |
| Ch Prog C | V-IV-I/III-I/III-IV-V-vi-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V |
| Progr Category 3 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V, v, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 40 |
| Mel Cmplx | 65 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 67 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 38 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 99 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 40-49 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 90+ |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 27 |
| Spot-Valance | 22 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | #1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wuzrswoseo_G8tFPN9iX40smHEUY2wSn/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 113 (#1 Adult Contemporary Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 300 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Soul |



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