Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Under pressure |
| Artist | Queen |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Hot space |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:08 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 114 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | D |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 3 | Non Chord note(s) |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on IV |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Unison (male/male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | PIANO |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Instr 4 | BASS GUITAR |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/underpressure.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Freddie Mercury |
| Author 2 | Brian May |
| Author 3 | Roger Taylor |
| Author 4 | John Deacon |
| Author 5 | David Bowie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A tightening vice |
| Explanation | ✱ An exploration of the crushing weight of modern life and the need for love as a release. |
| MTag 1 | Stress |
| MTag 2 | Society |
| MTag 3 | Compassion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-V/I-IV/I-V/I, I-V/VII-IV/VI-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV-IV-IV-V/IV, IV-IV-V/IV-IV-I/III-I/III-IV-V |
| Ch Prog B | IV-bVII-IV-bVII, IV-bVII-v-bIII, IV-IV-V-IV-I |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Progr Category 2 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, IV, V, v, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 76 |
| Mel Cmplx | 67 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 31 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 93 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 78 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 30-39 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 90+ |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 67 |
| Spot-Energy | 71 |
| Spot-Valance | 46 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 40-49 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Greatest Hits II (Queen) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T-px6D4I9SD4KV5BAc78vc_QjMU7bJZ7/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 19 (Greatest Hits II) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Dance Rock |
| Style 2 | New Wave |