Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Rocket man |
| Artist | Elton John |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Honky Château |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:41 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 68 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 065-069 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bb |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 3 | Date/Time related songs |
| Rec Tag 4 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 5 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 6 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 4 | Unison (male/male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | AG |
| Instr 3 | STEEL GUITAR |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eltonjohn/rocketmanithinkitsgoingtobealonglongtime.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bernie Taupin |
| Author 2 | Elton John |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A lonely satellite |
| Explanation | ✱ A successful career is depicted as a lonely space journey; far removed from the people on earth and the warmth of home. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cosmic:Space |
| MTag 2 | Isolation |
| MTag 3 | Society:Social:Identity |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-II-vi-II, IV-I-ii-ii/I-V/VII |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-IV-IV-I-I-IV-I-II-II |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| 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 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 | 20 |
| Mel Cmplx | 50 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 72 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 40 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 70 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 60 |
| Spot-Energy | 53 |
| Spot-Valance | 34 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Best Piano Songbook (Elton John) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G8yXhPaZ_TiPINB2fEq3eoCjC9pUiGQ6/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 5 (Best Piano Songbook) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |
| Style 2 | Pop Rock |
| Style 3 | Psychedelic Pop |
| Style 4 | Ballad |