Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Smells like teen spirit |
| Artist | Nirvana |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Nevermind |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:01 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 117 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Fm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Without a V |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 6 |
| Certification | BPI - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nirvana/smellsliketeenspirit.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | David Grohl |
| Author 2 | Kurt Cobain |
| Author 3 | Krist Novoselic |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A garage fire |
| Explanation | ✱ The raw, chaotic energy of a generation feeling disconnected from the mainstream. |
| MTag 1 | Alienation |
| MTag 2 | Youth |
| MTag 3 | Society:Civil:Status |
| 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 | 37 |
| Mel Cmplx | 41 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 73 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 50 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 33 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 50 |
| Spot-Energy | 91 |
| Spot-Valance | 72 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Great Pop Songs (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTknWctgVfijFo4xnslfSBDeKNYfbmgR/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Nirvana Guitar Tab (Nirvana) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/10F4OzQPB3QDjF0LwIUx-UgyCgHf-zQaL/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Nevermind (Nirvana) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 3) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tap8U_90b92JxZhnl3VG3AP84fEh9CQf/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 372 (100 Great Pop Songs) |
| SB Page 2 | 31 (Nirvana Guitar Tab) |
| SB Page 3 | 4 (Nevermind) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Grunge |
| Style 2 | Alternative Rock |