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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Escapade |
| Artist | Janet Jackson |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:43 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 115 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Band out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | SAT |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | DRUMS |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMI - Pop Award |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/janetjackson/escapade.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Terry Lewis |
| Author 2 | James Samuel Harris |
| Author 3 | Janet Jackson |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A secret door |
| Explanation | ✱ Breaking away from a routine is seen as finding a hidden exit into a world of pure fun and anonymity. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Travel:Journey |
| MTag 2 | Joy |
| MTag 3 | Freedom |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-IV-V-vi, bVII-I/V-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-ii-ii-I, I-ii-bVII-bVII |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V, vi, bVII |
| 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 | 80 |
| Mel Cmplx | 11 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 22 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 85 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 39 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 80-89 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 80 |
| Spot-Energy | 95 |
| Spot-Valance | 70 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Janet Jackson Design of a Decade (Janet Jackson) |
| SB Page 1 | 13 (Janet Jackson Design of a Decade) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Dance Pop |
| Style 2 | New Jack Swing |



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