Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Starboy |
| Artist | The Weeknd |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Canada |
| Album | Starboy |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:15 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 93 |
| BPM Grp | 090-094 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Am |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Band out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Lead dubb |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | DRUMS |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | PIANO |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH |
| Strings Arranger 1 | ❓ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Pop Music Award |
| Awards 2 | MTV EMA - Best Video |
| Nominations 1 | AMA - Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song |
| Nominations 2 | AMA - Collaboration of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | BET Award - Viewer's Choice |
| Nominations 4 | BMA - Top R&B Song |
| Nominations 5 | Juno - Single of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Diamond | 💎 |
| Certification | RIAA - Diamond |
| Awards Won | ASCAP - Pop Music Award, MTV EMA - Best Video |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/weeknd/starboy.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | ⚠️ |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Abel Tesfaye |
| Author 2 | Guillaume De Homem-christo |
| Author 3 | Henry Walter |
| Author 4 | Martin McKinney |
| Author 5 | Thomas Bangalter |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A chrome trophy |
| Explanation | ✱ A dark celebration of the lifestyle and excess that comes with global stardom. |
| MTag 1 | Fame |
| MTag 2 | Materialism |
| MTag 3 | Society:Civil:Status |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-bVII/I-bVI/I-bVII/I |
| Ch Prog PC | i-bVII/I-bVI/I-iv/I |
| Ch Prog C | i-bVII-bVI-bVII |
| Ch Prog B | i-i-bVII-bIII-bVI-bVI-bVII-bVII |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, I, iv, bVII, bVI, bIII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 45 |
| Mel Cmplx | 19 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 86 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 45 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 35 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 40-49 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 68 |
| Spot-Energy | 59 |
| Spot-Valance | 49 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Electropop |

