Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | S&M |
| Artist | Rihanna |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | Barbados |
| Album | Loud |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:03 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 128 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Ebm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rihanna/sm.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | ⚠️ |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Robert Smith |
| Author 2 | Sandy Wilhelm |
| Author 3 | Laurence Tolhurst |
| Author 4 | Mikkel S. Eriksen |
| Author 5 | Tor Hermansen |
| Author 6 | Ester Dean |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A velvet whip |
| Explanation | ✱ An exploration of the thin line between pleasure and pain in physical attraction. |
| MTag 1 | Desire |
| MTag 2 | Control |
| MTag 3 | Body:Anatomy:Skin |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Aeolian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 31 |
| Mel Cmplx | 11 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 78 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 22 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 61 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 77 |
| Spot-Energy | 68 |
| Spot-Valance | 83 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 80-89 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Loud (Rihanna) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPjUXK_U-s7wWXCQPNl0TYCDtuWo9TTo/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 2 (Loud) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Dance |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Eurodance |
| Style 2 | Hi-NRG |