Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Walk this way |
| Artist | Run D.M.C. |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Raising hell |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 5:09 |
| Dur Grp | 5:00-5:29 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 106 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Tonality switch |
| Rec Tag 2 | Break |
| Rec Tag 3 | Open Ending |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Rap |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Third Up |
| Mod T Type 1 | Foreign Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Foreign Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Third Down, Third Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/4B_UYYPb-Gk?t=199 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | DRUMS |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | STMA - Best Rap |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Overall Performance in a Video |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Best Stage Performance |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 4 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rundmc/walkthisway.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Steven Tyler |
| Author 2 | Joe Perry |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A choreographed dance |
| Explanation | ✱ Adopting someone's lifestyle or attitude is portrayed as literally stepping into the footprints of their unique gait. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Movement |
| MTag 2 | Influence |
| MTag 3 | Society:Art |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Mixolydian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, v - Minor |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0LXXMinIYsGwz5p5O6Ef3Q?si=7fe509b247e743ae |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9TgmFO4eil4YI5IbYONFpgAV |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 78 |
| Mel Cmplx | 52 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 10 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 63 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 11 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 10-19 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 76 |
| Spot-Energy | 71 |
| Spot-Valance | 95 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbBHw0Hxf4IvIsaapKSkvFoBdHRHjPO2/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 202 (30 Best Rock Guitar Songs Ever) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Genre 2 | Rap |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Hard Rock |