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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Time after time |
| Artist | Cyndi Lauper |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | She's so unusual |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:01 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 130 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 130-134 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Feel Good Song |
| Rec Tag 2 | Skip Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Duet (male/female) |
| Voc Info 4 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | AVA - Best Female Performance |
| Awards 2 | BMI - Pop Award |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cyndilauper/timeaftertime.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Rhyme 1 | AABB |
| Rhyme 2 | AAXX |
| Rhyme 3 | XAXA |
| Author 1 | Cyndi Lauper |
| Author 2 | Rob Hyman |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ If you fall ✱ I will catch you / I will be waiting |
| Explanation | ✱ Catch you if you fall (Emotional support framed as the physical action of catching someone during a fall). |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Movement |
| MTag 2 | Time:New |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ii/I-I-ii/I-I |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-V-iii-IV |
| Ch Prog C | V-V-vi-vi, IV-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 12 |
| Mel Cmplx | 51 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 26 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 17 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 59 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 10-19 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 73 |
| Spot-Energy | 45 |
| Spot-Valance | 29 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Great Pop Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTknWctgVfijFo4xnslfSBDeKNYfbmgR/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 426 (100 Great Pop Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |



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