Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Downtown |
| Artist | Petula Clark |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Downtown |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:07 |
| Dur Grp | 3:00-3:29 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Decade | 1960-1969 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 117 |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | TV Show |
| Rec Tag 2 | Feel Good Song |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 4 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Starts in different key |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/Zx06XNfDvk0?t=119 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Horn Section |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | TRUMPET |
| Strings Arranger 1 | ❓ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Rock & Roll Recording |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Awards Won | Grammy - Best Rock & Roll Recording, Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/petulaclark/downtown.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Tony Hatch |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ The lights are much brighter there / You can forget all your troubles |
| Explanation | ✱ Connects the intensity of urban lighting to the ability to overwhelm and drown out personal worries. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Built:City |
| MTag 2 | Light |
| MTag 3 | Escape |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV/I-V/I-I-I-IV-V |
| Ch Prog PC | I-vi-I-vi-iii, IV-V/IV-IV-IV, I/II-II-I/II-II |
| Ch Prog C | I/V-V-ii/V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, vi, iii, II |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 38 |
| Mel Cmplx | 37 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 23 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 56 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 14 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 48 |
| Spot-Energy | 69 |
| Spot-Valance | 60 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Orchestral Pop |
| Style 2 | British Beat |
| Style 3 | Sunshine Pop |
| Style 4 | Pop Rock |
| Style 5 | Baroque Pop |