Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Beautiful day (U2) |
| Artist | U2 |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Album | All that you can't leave behind |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:08 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 136 |
| BPM Grp | 135-139 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | A |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Sites ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Score | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yaBeg41yTj5vvcJfGQDh1DGedoLPs1tM/view?usp=drive_link |
| MIDI | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cPUjtJXq_9raNodXryDSACKUSoftR61r/view?usp=drive_link |
| Download Midi Link | https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1cPUjtJXq_9raNodXryDSACKUSoftR61r |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Day |
| Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/track/0gzqZ9d1jIKo9psEIthwXe?si=2cd4f5257bb443bb |
| Songfacts | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/u2/beautiful-day |
| Multitrack | https://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/u2/beautiful-day.html |
| HookTheory | https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/u2/beautiful-day |
| Youtube | https://youtu.be/co6WMzDOh1o |
| Apple Music | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/beautiful-day/1443100723 |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 2 | Christmas |
| Rec Tag 3 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 4 | Open Ending |
| Rec Tag 5 | GEO related songs |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Awards 3 | Grammy - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| Nominations 1 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Contemporary Song |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Awards Won | Grammy - Song of the Year, Grammy - Record of the Year, Grammy - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/u2band/beautifulday.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Rhyme 1 | ABAB |
| Author 1 | Bono |
| Author 2 | The Edge |
| Author 3 | Adam Clayton |
| Author 4 | Larry Larry |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Its a beautiful day / Dont let it get away |
| Explanation | ✱ Frames a moment of happiness or opportunity as a fleeting physical object that one must grab and hold onto. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Cycle:Time |
| MTag 2 | Society:Material:Value |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-ii-IV-bVII |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-ii-IV-bVII |
| Ch Prog B | vi-bVII-IV-I, v-IV-v-IV |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, IV, v, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 43 |
| Mel Cmplx | 0 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 0 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 74 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 22 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 40-49 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 54 |
| Spot-Energy | 93 |
| Spot-Valance | 39 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | All that you can't leave behind (U2) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ADQHj3q7ogv9bUFx2AGERyPb40eHmXO/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 1 (All that you can't leave behind) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Alternative Rock |
| Style 2 | Pop Rock |


