Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Drive |
| Artist | R.E.M. |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Automatic for the people |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:31 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 71 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Dm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Lead dubb |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | AG |
| Instr 2 | ACCORDION |
| Instr 3 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | John Paul Jones |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XTQa9zYPdtYnlStrWicV6?si=8oRlbhFYQ_eGgbD_WwMY0A |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Alternative Airplay |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rem/drive.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Michael Mills |
| Author 2 | Peter Buck |
| Author 3 | John Stipe |
| Author 4 | William Berry |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Tick-tock ✱ tick-tock / It's time to go |
| Explanation | ✱ Personifies the relentless passage of time through the mechanical sound of a clock. |
| MTag 1 | Time |
| MTag 2 | Sound |
| MTag 3 | Movement |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Dorian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eKxB67lavR3W1GcgHr21X?si=41d2af03b99048ed |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgtfjhENFNHMyoR315H_2tC |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 9 |
| Mel Cmplx | 7 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 8 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 7 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 18 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 47 |
| Spot-Energy | 43 |
| Spot-Valance | 24 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Alternative Rock |
| Style 2 | Baroque Pop |
| Style 3 | Folk Rock |
| Style 4 | Chamber Pop |