Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Waiting on a war |
| Artist | Foo Fighters |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Medicine at midnight |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:13 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Decade | 2020-2029 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 135 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 135-139 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | D |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Without constant BPM |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Band out |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Greg Kurstin |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jYHnErMDjvXPKwUAIQYyy?si=Iu_2BwBlR96vAO5CW6Kesw |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Rock Song |
| Awards 2 | iHRMA - Rock Song of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Hot Rock Songs |
| Chart Position | 18 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/foofighters/waitingonawar.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Nate Mendel |
| Author 2 | David Grohl |
| Author 3 | Christopher Shiflett |
| Author 4 | Rami Jaffee |
| Author 5 | Taylor Hawkins |
| Author 6 | George Ruthenberg |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A dark cloud / Fuse |
| Explanation | ✱ The constant feeling of approaching doom is compared to a burning fuse or a sky poised for a storm. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Dark |
| MTag 2 | Power |
| MTag 3 | Conflict |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 76 |
| Spot-Valance | 50 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 50-59 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Acoustic Rock |
| Style 2 | Power Ballad |
| Style 3 | Hard Rock |
| Style 4 | Arena Rock |



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