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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Man in the mirror |
| Artist | Michael Jackson |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Bad |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:18 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 102 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 100-104 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Pentatonic Scale |
| Rec Tag 2 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 3 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on IV |
| Rec Tag 5 | Add Measure |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Lead dubb |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 5 | TTB |
| Voc Info 6 | Choir |
| Voc Info 7 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Step Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | VOCALS |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 4 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 5 | PIANO |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | STMA - Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) |
| Awards 2 | STMA - Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | STMA - Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/maninthemirror.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Siedah Garrett |
| Author 2 | Glen Ballard |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A reflective glass |
| Explanation | ✱ The insight that true global change must start with personal self-reflection and action. |
| MTag 1 | Change |
| MTag 2 | Responsibility |
| MTag 3 | Social Justice |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ii-I/III-IV-I/III, ii-I/III-IV-IV/V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I/III-IV-IV/V, I-I/III-IV-II/#IV-V-V |
| Ch Prog B | I-V/VII-vi-V-IV/V-IV/V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, IV, V, 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 | 0 |
| Mel Cmplx | 85 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 0 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 0 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 0 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 0-9 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 79 |
| Spot-Energy | 80 |
| Spot-Valance | 27 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Invincible (Michael Jackson) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G9VZHe9-T4Z3-QVALyK_GN09NyXzJu8p/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Book (Michael Jackson) |
| SB Page 1 | 82 (Invincible) |
| SB Page 2 | 82 (Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Book) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Gospel |



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