Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Too close |
| Artist | Alex Clare |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | The lateness of the hour |
| Basics ▾ | |
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| Duration | 4:16 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 126 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 125-129 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Bm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Instr 1 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 2 | SYNTH |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Songwriter of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | BRIT Award - Best British Single |
| Nominations 2 | WMA - World's Best Video |
| Chart Type | Hot Rock Songs |
| Chart Position | 2 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/alexclare/tooclose.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Alexander Claire |
| Author 2 | Jim Duguid |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Youre too close / I can feel you breathe |
| Explanation | ✱ Emotional suffocation is framed as being physically too close in a personal space. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Senses:Breath |
| MTag 2 | Society:Travel:Distance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-i-bIII-bIII-iv-iv-bVI-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-i-bIII-bIII-iv-iv-bVI-i/V |
| Ch Prog B | i-bIII-iv-bVI |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, bIII, iv, V, bVI |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | HMS |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sNvBwU6eHOJCsq3vPVQMc?si=3d8030c5addb4f03 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Timo2dFZhOc2b8k9cfcryz7 |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 25 |
| Mel Cmplx | 7 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 26 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 22 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 44 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 40-49 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 68 |
| Spot-Energy | 37 |
| Spot-Valance | 48 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Chart Hits of 2012-2013 (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbpXZyltiBMr4kTDLEhnQcyGoxhHNnJF/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 109 (Chart Hits of 2012-2013) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Soul |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Electronic |
| Style 2 | Dub |
| Style 3 | Alternative Pop |