Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Something happened on the way to heaven |
| Artist | Phil Collins |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | ...But seriously |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:51 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 115 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 115-119 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Eb |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | With BGV |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 3 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 4 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| 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/vswLoSCNLlQ?t=177 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Horn Section |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BRASS |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/philcollins/somethinghappenedonthewaytoheaven.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Phil Collins |
| Author 2 | Daryl Mark Stuermer |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A missed train |
| Explanation | ✱ An apology for a mistake that derailed a relationship that was headed for greatness. |
| MTag 1 | Regret |
| MTag 2 | Society:Comm:NonVerbal |
| MTag 3 | Society:Travel:Distance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | IV-V-IV-V, IV-V-IV-V-ii-vi-IV-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-IV-V-I, I-I-IV-IV-V-vi-V, vi-ii-V-vi-V |
| Ch Prog B | ii-ii-iii-iii-IV-IV-vi-V, ii-iii-IV-I/V-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 66 |
| Spot-Energy | 88 |
| Spot-Valance | 88 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 80-89 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Phil Collins Serious Hits (Phil Collins) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FxKPkhsm8eMyR1Yvs0PkhXYqctABDd83/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 320 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| SB Page 2 | 8 (Phil Collins Serious Hits) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Rock |