Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Heart-shaped box |
| Artist | Nirvana |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | In Utero |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:39 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 102 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 100-104 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending on IV |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/n6P0SitRwy8?t=163 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | MTV VMA - Best Alternative Video |
| Awards 2 | MTV VMA - Best Art Direction in a Video |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Cinematography in a Video |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Alternative Songs |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nirvana/heartshapedbox.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Kurt Cobain |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks |
| Explanation | ✱ Describes a suffocating feeling of being trapped within a partner's complex or toxic emotional state. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Anatomy:Heart |
| MTag 2 | Entrapment |
| MTag 3 | Isolation |
| MTag 4 | Control |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-bVI-IV |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, IV, bVI |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| 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 | 77 |
| Mel Cmplx | 24 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 33 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 50 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 0 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 0-9 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 49 |
| Spot-Energy | 77 |
| Spot-Valance | 36 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Best of guitar - recorded version (Nirvana) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ULw2Q-nPZrMzOEzG0QlL9XOjvCzNp9q/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | In Utero Guitar Songbook (Nirvana) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJ3fj0ks3W9YeeQivMCehBCKoA-i4Xfw/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 37 (Best of guitar - recorded version) |
| SB Page 2 | 20 (In Utero Guitar Songbook) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Metal |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Grunge |