Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | You light up my life |
| Artist | Debby Boone |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | You light up my life |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:33 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Crossover |
| BPM | 83 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 080-084 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Ab |
| Time | 3/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Rubato |
| Rec Tag 2 | Single voice strings |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Rec Tag 4 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 5 | Movie |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Fourth Up |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Fourth Down |
| Spot Mod | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6w2GsZbZIu0DSLrAbo8svQ?si=rATQbKu4Q5Ks8fV7brPxzg |
| Mod T Type 1 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Near Key |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Fourth Up, Fourth Down |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Strings Arranger 1 | ❓ |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | AMA - Favorite Pop Single |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 2 | Juno - Best Selling International Single |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/debbyboone/youlightupmylife.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Joe Brooks |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ You light up my life |
| Explanation | ✱ The ultimate expression of how someone else determines your entire worldview. Light acts as a lighthouse or star, providing direction to one who is lost. |
| MTag 1 | Devotion |
| MTag 2 | Hope |
| MTag 3 | Guidance |
| MTag 4 | Nature:Cosmic:Sky |
| MTag 5 | Light |
| MTag 6 | Connection |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ii-V-I-vi |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-VI-ii |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 10 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, ii, III, iii, V, VI, vi, vii, VII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 65 |
| Mel Cmplx | 67 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 21 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 56 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 52 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 60-69 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 50-59 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 27 |
| Spot-Energy | 14 |
| Spot-Valance | 13 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 10-19 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Pop/Rock Anthology (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/109nIUdWE1hohnwycF9SXNTyT71jlrNrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 1091 (Pop/Rock Anthology) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Ballad |