Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Kokomo |
| Artist | The Beach Boys |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Still cruisin' |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:36 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 116 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Late start - extra measure |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/fJWmbLS2_ec?t=143 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Tenor Sax |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SAX |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television |
| Nominations 2 | Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beachboys/kokomo.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Mike Love |
| Author 2 | John Phillips |
| Author 3 | Scott McKenzie |
| Author 4 | Terry Melcher |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A tropical escape |
| Explanation | ✱ The fictional Kokomo represents a state of mind where the stresses of society disappear into the ocean. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Land:Island |
| MTag 2 | Peace |
| MTag 3 | Fantasy |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-v-IV-iv-I-II-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV-IV-I-I-IV-iv, I-vi-ii-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 9 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, IV, iv, V, v, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 50 |
| Mel Cmplx | 46 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 53 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 48 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 15 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 70 |
| Spot-Energy | 76 |
| Spot-Valance | 93 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |
| Style 2 | Yacht Rock |
| Style 3 | Pop Rock |