Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | What have I done to deserve this? |
| Artist | Pet Shop Boys |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Actually |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:23 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 118 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Skip Measure |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | Rap |
| Voc Info 4 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 5 | Without BGV |
| Voc Info 6 | Ad Lib (female) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Contemporary Song |
| Nominations 2 | BMA - Top Dance Club Play Single |
| Chart Type | Dance Club Songs |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | BPI - Silver |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/petshopboys/whathaveidonetodeservethis.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Chris Lowe |
| Author 2 | Neil Tennant |
| Author 3 | Allee Willis |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A heavy debt ✱ A heavy debt |
| Explanation | ✱ Emotional pain is compared to a financial burden or 'bill' that the singer is forced to pay without knowing why. ✱ Emotional pain in a failed relationship is compared to an unfairly imposed financial burden. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Value |
| MTag 2 | Guilt |
| MTag 3 | Romance |
| MTag 4 | Sadness |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-I-I, bVII-I-bVII-I |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-IV-iii-vi |
| Ch Prog C | I-ii-ii-V, bVII-I-bVII-I |
| Ch Prog B | bVII/I-I-bVII/I-I |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 2 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode 2 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 2 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 2 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 71 |
| Spot-Energy | 87 |
| Spot-Valance | 93 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Ultimate 80s Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tkPHRfMlz-WeGc9Bd_eRbfqByrcTLlFy/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 142 (Ultimate 80s Songs) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Synth Pop |
| Style 2 | Dance Pop |