Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | U got it bad |
| Artist | Usher |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | 8701 |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:07 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 62 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bbm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | A cappella |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/o3IWTfcks4k?t=183 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | DRUMS |
| Instr 3 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Pop Music Award |
| Awards 2 | TCA - Love Song |
| Nominations 1 | BET Award - Video of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Best R&B Video |
| Nominations 3 | MTV VMA - Best Male Video |
| Nominations 4 | STMA - Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/usher/ugotitbad.html |
| Profane | ⚠️ |
| Improper | ⚠️ |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Jermaine Dupri |
| Author 2 | Usher Raymond |
| Author 3 | Bryan Cox |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A tethered heart |
| Explanation | ✱ The realization that you've lost your cool and are completely consumed by thoughts of someone else. |
| MTag 1 | Attraction |
| MTag 2 | Obsession |
| MTag 3 | Body:Anatomy:Heart |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-bVI-i-bVI |
| Ch Prog PC | i-bVI-i-bVI |
| Ch Prog C | i-bVI-i-bVI, i-bVII-bVI-bIII/V-iv-iv-bVII-bVII, iv-iv/bIII-ii-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, ii, bIII, iv, V, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 30 |
| Mel Cmplx | 57 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 85 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 14 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 80 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 82 |
| Spot-Energy | 50 |
| Spot-Valance | 65 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | Chart Hits of 2001-2002 (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wV6IuUI-qv-teKzq-7WT8OqWUjaF44Wh/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 140 (Chart Hits of 2001-2002) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Ballad |