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Song TitleAgainst all odds
ArtistPhil Collins
Image Artist
OriginUnited Kingdom
AlbumAgainst all odds
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration3:26
Dur Grp3:00-3:29
Year1984
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM58 BPM Spotify
BPM Grp055-059
Umbrella000-079
KeyC
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
ShowYes
Sites ▾
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1XWB44kNy3vZ9DArvjk_EB08kxcvvrtGr/view?usp=drive_link
MIDIPlay  |  Download
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/phil-collins/against-all-odds-chords-63780
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(Take_a_Look_at_Me_Now)
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/63CHa6rmamv9OsehkRD8oz?si=7daeea2ddedf410d
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/phil-collins/against-all-odds-take-a-look-at-me-now
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/phil-collins/against-all-odds-take-a-look-at-me-now.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/phil-collins/against-all-odds-(take-a-look-at-me-now)
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/UjDRcVJB-78
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/against-all-odds-take-a-look-at-me-now/1148701808
YT_Streams26,758,732
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Movie
Rec Tag 2Does not start on I
Rec Tag 3Tonality switch
Rec Tag 4No 1st inversion
Rec Tag 5Add Measure
Rec Tag 6Ending on V
Rec Tag 7Rubato
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Mod (Perm)❌
Mod (Temp)❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1❌
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1PIANO
Instr 2DRUMS
Strings Arranger 1Arif Mardin
Arr 1 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uXScGzc7OXVYKTp9LBQnT?si=VlQa8XFTTkyML3GualvoEA&pt=75a29d71d9d187394b43dd91adfd55eb&pi=p8GLuBmuQvSnQ
StringsStrings included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1Grammy - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Awards 2Ivor Novello Award - Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Nominations 1Grammy - Song of the Year
Nominations 2Academy Award - Best Original Song
Nominations 3Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Gold
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/philcollins/againstalloddstakealookatmenow.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Phil Collins
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ Take a look at me now / There's just an empty space
Explanation✱ Uses a physical gaze to force a confrontation with the emotional void and the literal space left behind after a departure.
MTag 1Space:Void
MTag 2Body:Anatomy:Face
MTag 3Loss
Chords ▾
Ch Prog Vvi-vii-I-ii, IV-V-iii-vi
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog CI-I-II-II-vi-IV-ii-V
Ch Prog B❌
Used Chords# Fam8
Chord Fam ProgI, II, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
Mode MixtureNo
VisualIonian
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex?36
Mel Cmplx?41
Ch Mel Tens?59
Ch Prog Nov?63
Ch-Bs Mel?23
Ch Complex Grp30-39
Mel Cmplx Grp40-49
Ch Mel Tens Grp50-59
Ch Prog Nov Grp60-69
Ch-Bs Mel Grp20-29
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance?58
Spot-Energy?50
Spot-Valance?11
Spot-Dance Grp50-59
Spot-Energy Grp50-59
Spot-Valance Grp10-19
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1Pop Ballads 2 - 16 Famous Pop Ballads (Various Artists)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZ8_ZCypz0xBat7chVLgE4pCfwxx22xv/view?usp=drive_link
Songbook 2Phil Collins Serious Hits (Phil Collins)
Songbook URL (Songbook 2)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FxKPkhsm8eMyR1Yvs0PkhXYqctABDd83/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 139 (Pop Ballads 2 - 16 Famous Pop Ballads)
SB Page 215 (Phil Collins Serious Hits)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Pop
Genre 2Rock
Style ▾
Style 1Soft Rock
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