Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Bad |
| Artist | Michael Jackson |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Bad |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:07 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 114 |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Bbm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Band out |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/dsUXAEzaC3Q?t=149 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Organ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH BASS |
| Instr 2 | ORGAN |
| Instr 3 | BRASS |
| Instr 4 | PERCUSSION |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | AMA - Favorite Soul/R&B Song |
| Awards 2 | STMA - Best Single, Group or Band |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Choreography |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Awards Won | AMA - Favorite Soul/R&B Song, STMA - Best Single, Group or Band |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/bad.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Michael Jackson |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ The word is out / You're doin' wrong |
| Explanation | ✱ Compares a reputation or rumor to a physical object that spreads independently through society. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Morals |
| MTag 2 | Society:Comm:Written |
| MTag 3 | Reputation |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-IV-i-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ii-iii-ii-iii-V |
| Ch Prog C | i-IV-i-IV |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, ii, iii, V, IV |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Dorian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eKxB67lavR3W1GcgHr21X?si=41d2af03b99048ed |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgtfjhENFNHMyoR315H_2tC |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 87 |
| Mel Cmplx | 48 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 14 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 67 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 22 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 80-89 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 79 |
| Spot-Energy | 89 |
| Spot-Valance | 39 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Michael Jackson collection (Michael Jackson) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/12m4geZjIN1uRidvNVleC7iNLe5SGBiKV/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 70 (The Michael Jackson collection) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |