Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | I wont back down |
| Artist | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Full moon fever |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:58 |
| Dur Grp | 2:30-2:59 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 114 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV oo/aa |
| 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/nvlTJrNJ5lA?t=109 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Steel Guitar |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Rock Tracks |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tompettyandtheheartbreakers/iwontbackdown.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Jeff Lynne |
| Author 2 | Tom Petty |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ An unyielding wall / Pillar |
| Explanation | ✱ Steadfastness is portrayed as a physical barrier that does not yield to pressure; the singer positions himself as an immovable object. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Civil:War |
| MTag 2 | Resilience |
| MTag 3 | Power |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-V-I-I, vi-V-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-V-I-I, I-I-IV-I-IV-IV-I-V-V |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, 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 | 4 |
| Mel Cmplx | 9 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 16 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 4 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 49 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 40-49 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 48 |
| Spot-Valance | 97 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Heartland Rock |