Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | What is love |
| Artist | Haddaway |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Album | The album |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:30 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 124 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 120-124 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | F |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending on Tonic |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without intro |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Ad Lib (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | STRINGS SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/haddaway/whatislove.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Dee Dee Halligan |
| Author 2 | Junior Torello |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A physical blow |
| Explanation | ✱ Love is metaphorically described as a weapon or a hit ('don't hurt me'), suggesting that affection and pain are closely linked. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Pain |
| MTag 2 | Emotion |
| MTag 3 | Vulnerability |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-I-iii-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, iii, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| 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 |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 36 |
| Mel Cmplx | 24 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 41 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 21 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 68 |
| Spot-Energy | 77 |
| Spot-Valance | 74 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Dance |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Eurodance |