Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | New York state of mind |
| Artist | Billy Joel |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Turnstiles |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6:02 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1976 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 61 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | GEO related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without constant BPM |
| Rec Tag 4 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 5 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 6 | Ending on Tonic |
| 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 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/ol0dPJdzm1M?t=197 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Tenor Sax |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Instr 3 | SAX |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Kenny Ascher |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EnAxiDMGyfwx94LYPWxcI?si=LNl8DVRPRKWj3ntUQQVxcQ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Emmy Award - Entertainment: Program/Special |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals |
| Chart Type | ❌ |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/billyjoel/newyorkstateofmind.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Billy Joel |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ It comes down to reality / And its fine with me |
| Explanation | ✱ A mental state compared to a geographical location (New York). |
| MTag 1 | Body:Mind |
| MTag 2 | Perspective |
| MTag 3 | Location |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| 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 | 91 |
| Mel Cmplx | 89 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 31 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 91 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 77 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 52 |
| Spot-Energy | 38 |
| Spot-Valance | 21 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Greatest Hits, volume I and volume II (Billy Joel) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENGxqHoX9fYqtGwv-8uT23ktvglhP1qS/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 13 (Greatest Hits, volume I and volume II) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Jazz |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |