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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Wind beneath my wings |
| Artist | Bette Midler |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Beaches |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:53 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 62 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bb |
| Time | 2/2 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 3 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 4 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EP |
| Strings Arranger 1 | ❓ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 2 | BMA - Top Adult Contemporary Track |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bettemidler/windbeneathmywings.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Jeff Silbar |
| Author 2 | Larry Henley |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ You are the wind beneath my wings |
| Explanation | ✱ The other person as the invisible force that makes it possible for the individual to rise and succeed. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Air |
| MTag 2 | Body:Anatomy:Wings |
| MTag 3 | Support |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV-IV-I-I-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-IV-I-V/VII |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, III, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 51 |
| Spot-Energy | 46 |
| Spot-Valance | 18 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 377 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Ballad |



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