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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Right here waiting |
| Artist | Richard Marx |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Repeat offender |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:24 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 89 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 085-089 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Fretless Bass |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 4 | 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/S_E2EHVxNAE?t=178 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | AG |
| Instr 3 | BASS GUITAR |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance (Male) |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/richardmarx/rightherewaiting.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Richard Marx |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A statue / Anchor |
| Explanation | ✱ The singer depicts his faithfulness as a physical state of immobility; he is anchored in one place until the other returns. |
| MTag 1 | Time:Duration |
| MTag 2 | Patience |
| MTag 3 | Romance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-IV-ii-V, I-IV-ii-V/VII |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-vi-ii-ii-vi-vi-ii-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-V-vi-IV-I, I-V-vi-IV-vi, I-V-vi-IV-ii |
| Ch Prog B | ii-I/III-IV-IV, ii-I/III-IV-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-ii-IV-V |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, 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 | 5 |
| Mel Cmplx | 70 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 74 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 7 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 69 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 40 |
| Spot-Energy | 25 |
| Spot-Valance | 13 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |



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