Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | With or without you |
| Artist | U2 |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Album | The Joshua Tree |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:56 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 109 |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | D |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | TV Show |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (male) |
| Voc Info 3 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | INTERLUDE |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | SYNTH |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | DRUMS |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Awards Won | MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/u2band/withorwithoutyou.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bono |
| Author 2 | The Edge |
| Author 3 | Adam Clayton |
| Author 4 | Larry Larry |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ And you give yourself away |
| Explanation | ✱ Giving oneself away' serves as a metaphor for vulnerability and the loss of autonomy in a relationship. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Person |
| MTag 2 | Sacrifice |
| MTag 3 | Conflict |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-V-vi-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, vi, V |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 5 |
| Mel Cmplx | 18 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 44 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 6 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 28 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 0-9 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 55 |
| Spot-Energy | 49 |
| Spot-Valance | 11 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Joshua Tree (U2) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-dbye4knJfhmwTDNrnkYFPa0QCtznJw8/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | U2 The Piano Collection (U2) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T0ewFhwKgAfj3G2GjfyecF4yubsEuJ68/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 70 (The Joshua Tree) |
| SB Page 2 | 121 (U2 The Piano Collection) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Power Ballad |

