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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Addicted to love |
| Artist | Robert Palmer |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Riptide |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6:03 |
| Dur Grp | 6:00+ |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 111 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | D |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without a Bridge |
| 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 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/XcATvu5f9vE?t=229 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | DRUMS |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance |
| Awards 2 | MTV VMA - Best Male Video |
| Awards 3 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 2 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Nominations 3 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Nominations 4 | MTV VMA - Best Overall Performance in a Video |
| Nominations 5 | MTV VMA - Best Stage Performance |
| Nominations 6 | MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/robertpalmer/addictedtolove.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Robert Palmer |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Might as well face it ✱ you're addicted to love |
| Explanation | ✱ Presents love as a physical addiction or disease state over which the individual has no control. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Health |
| MTag 2 | Desire |
| MTag 3 | Compulsion |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-bVII-IV-I |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-IV-I-I, IV-IV-IV-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-bVII-IV-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| 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 | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 70 |
| Spot-Energy | 58 |
| Spot-Valance | 98 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The 80s Rock Score (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vx50fFHl-rKt7L7rqZITNUzJilDPb6g_/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 18 (The 80s Rock Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Dance Rock |



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