Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) |
| Artist | Michael Jackson |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Thriller |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:59 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 127 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Bm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Vocoder |
| Voc Info 3 | Unison (female/female) |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Instr 3 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 10 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/pytprettyyoungthing.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | James Ingram |
| Author 2 | Quincy Jones |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A sparkling dance floor |
| Explanation | ✱ A high-energy tribute to youthful attraction and the joy of the groove. |
| MTag 1 | Energy |
| MTag 2 | Youth |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-IV-bVI-i |
| Ch Prog PC | bVI-V-i-I, bVI-V-bIII-I |
| Ch Prog C | iv-bVI-bVI-bVII, bVI-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | bVII-IV/VI-V-V, i-i-i-i |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, bIII, IV, V, bVI, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
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| Mode 1 | Dorian |
| Mode 2 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 2 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | Yes |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eKxB67lavR3W1GcgHr21X?si=41d2af03b99048ed |
| Mode 2 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgtfjhENFNHMyoR315H_2tC |
| YT Mode 2 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 90 |
| Mel Cmplx | 0 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 0 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 99 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 77 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 89 |
| Spot-Energy | 82 |
| Spot-Valance | 96 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | Thriller (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 | 43 (Thriller) |
| SB Page 2 | 106 (Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Book) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Disco |
| Genre 2 | Funk |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Disco Funk |



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