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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Like a prayer |
| Artist | Madonna |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Like a prayer |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:40 |
| Dur Grp | 5:30-5:59 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 114 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | F |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | Lead dubb |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 5 | SAT |
| Voc Info 6 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | ORGAN |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 3 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice |
| Nominations 1 | Juno - International Single of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | AMA - Favorite Dance Single |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/madonna/likeaprayer.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Madonna |
| Author 2 | Patrick Leonard |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A divine calling / Home |
| Explanation | ✱ Hearing one's name is compared to a spiritual experience that feels like finding a place of belonging. |
| MTag 1 | Religion:Prayer |
| MTag 2 | Society:Built:Home |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-I-V-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-V-V-IV-IV-I/III-vi |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, V, VI, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 30 |
| Mel Cmplx | 22 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 40 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 47 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 57 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 66 |
| Spot-Energy | 63 |
| Spot-Valance | 32 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best of Rock Score partition (Madonna) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s93BC-Ez5EJrCcf9PV0yqRuHTsUZt5VM/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 218 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 89 (Best of Rock Score partition) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |