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Header ▾
Song TitleThats the way love goes
ArtistJanet Jackson
Image Artist
OriginUSA
AlbumJanet
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration4:25
Dur Grp4:00-4:29
Year1993
Decade1990-1999
ContentSecular
BPM98 BPM Spotify
BPM Grp095-099
Umbrella080-119
KeyGm
Time4/4
MajMinMinor
Sites ▾
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/13-aOPafGyMIaUcEixO_1iNtF_JI3ky9V/view?usp=drivesdk
MIDIPlay  |  Download
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/janet-jackson/thats-the-way-love-goes-chords-1030918
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thats_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/29rQJydAlO0uMyWvRIZxQg?si=034e84afc3404bcc
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Janet-Jackson/Thats-the-way-love-goes
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/janet-jackson/that-s-the-way-love-goes.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/janet-jackson/thats-the-way-love-goes
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/2b_KfAGiglc
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/thats-the-way-love-goes/1388413850
YT_Streams35,908,376
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Major / 1st inversion
Rec Tag 2Minor / 1st inversion
Rec Tag 3Does not start on I
Rec Tag 4Rubato
Rec Tag 5Ending Band out
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (female)
Voc Info 22nd voice add (female)
Voc Info 3With BGV lyrics
Voc Info 4No BGV harmony
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Mod (Perm)❌
Mod (Temp)❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1❌
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1DRUMS
Instr 2ORGAN
Instr 3EG
Instr 4PIANO
StringsStrings are not included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1ASCAP - Pop Music Award
Awards 2BMI - Pop Award
Awards 3Grammy - Best R&B Song
Awards 4IDMA - Best R&B 12 inch
Nominations 1AMA - Favorite Soul/R&B Single
Nominations 2Grammy - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Nominations 3MTV VMA - Best Female Video
Nominations 4MTV VMA - Best Choreography
Nominations 5MTV VMA - Best Dance Video
Nominations 6STMA - Song of the Year
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Multi Platinum
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/janetjackson/thatsthewaylovegoes.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Terry Lewis
Author 2Fred Wesley
Author 3John Starks
Author 4Charles Fred Bobbitt
Author 5James Brown
Author 6Janet Jackson
Author 7James Samuel Harris
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ A butterfly / A soft touch
Explanation✱ The natural, almost effortless surrender to love; portrayed as a sensual journey that inevitably and cyclically unfolds.
MTag 1Human:Relationships:Intimacy
MTag 2Cycle
MTag 3Romance
Chords ▾
Ch Prog VbVI-bVII-i-i
Ch Prog PCbIII-bVII/II-bvii/bII-I-i
Ch Prog CbVI-bVII-i-i
Ch Prog BbVI-bVII-i-bVII
Progr Category 1bIII
Progr Category 2i-bVI-bVII
Used Chords# Fam6
Chord Fam ProgI, i, bIII, bVI, bVII, bvii
CHORD C = VIdentical
Modes ▾
Mode 1Aeolian
Mode 1 Chrdsi - Minor, iv - Minor, v - Minor
Mode MixtureNo
Mode 1 Linkhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hnph2UC75SlCfQdVpF2rZ?si=7bb6f0b4584f4140
YT Mode 1 Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Thpm4gjTBNITt7umbhs-1v8
VisualAeolian
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex?64
Mel Cmplx?33
Ch Mel Tens?41
Ch Prog Nov?73
Ch-Bs Mel?78
Ch Complex Grp60-69
Mel Cmplx Grp30-39
Ch Mel Tens Grp40-49
Ch Prog Nov Grp70-79
Ch-Bs Mel Grp70-79
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance?70
Spot-Energy?71
Spot-Valance?76
Spot-Dance Grp70-79
Spot-Energy Grp70-79
Spot-Valance Grp70-79
Genre ▾
Genre 1R&B
Genre 2Pop
Genre 3Funk
Style ▾
Style 1New Jack Swing
Style 2Downtempo
Style 3Trip Hop
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