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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | We are the world |
| Artist | Various |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | ❌ |
| Album | We are the world |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7:07 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 72 BPM Spotify BPM YouTube |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Lead dubb |
| Voc Info 4 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 5 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 6 | SAT |
| Voc Info 7 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 8 | Ad Lib (male) |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod P Type 1 | Step Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | Half Up |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Music Video |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
| Awards 3 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Awards 4 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/weretheworldusaforafrica.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Michael Jackson |
| Author 2 | Lionel Richie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A single body |
| Explanation | ✱ All of humanity is presented as one single organism, where the well-being of one part directly affects the other. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Social:Identity |
| MTag 2 | Unity |
| MTag 3 | Responsibility |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV-V-I-I-IV-V-I-I, vi-vi-iii-iii-ii-V-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | bVI-bVII-I |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, bVI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
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| Spot-Dance | 53 |
| Spot-Energy | 45 |
| Spot-Valance | 29 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Gospel |