Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Running with the devil |
| Artist | Van Halen |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Van Halen |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:34 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 96 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 095-099 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | No BGV harmony |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/i5txwFv-zYM?t=118 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | BASS GUITAR |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 84 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
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| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/vanhalen/runninwiththedevil.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | David Lee Roth |
| Author 2 | Michael Anthony |
| Author 3 | Alex Van Halen |
| Author 4 | Edward Van Halen |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A highway to hell |
| Explanation | ✱ A reckless lifestyle is compared to running on a dangerous path alongside a malevolent entity. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Travel:Path |
| MTag 2 | Freedom |
| MTag 3 | Risk |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
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| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 97 |
| Mel Cmplx | 32 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 16 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 90 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 0 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 90+ |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 0-9 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 47 |
| Spot-Energy | 90 |
| Spot-Valance | 42 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | Anthology (Van Halen) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UCcb21738vu3WgRau2Y6pKdBdAW_K9_G/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 3 (Anthology (Van Halen)) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Hard Rock |