Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Black or White |
| Artist | Michael Jackson |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Dangerous |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:14 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 120 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 120-124 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Date/Time related songs |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on Tonic |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | Rap |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | SYNTH |
| Instr 4 | SYNTH BASS |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | BMA - No. 1 World Single |
| Awards 2 | Guinness Book of World Records - Largest TV audience for a music video premiere |
| Awards 3 | NAACP Award - Outstanding Music Video |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Pop Vocal Performance (Male) |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Best Special Effects in a Video |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/blackorwhite.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Michael Jackson |
| Author 2 | Bill Bottrell |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ But if you're thinkin' about my baby / It don't matter if you're black or white |
| Explanation | ✱ Uses colors as a metaphor for racial categories and the social boxes that the singer aims to transcend. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Morals |
| MTag 2 | Color |
| MTag 3 | Equality |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | V-IV-I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, bIII, IV, V |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| 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 |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 58 |
| Mel Cmplx | 89 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 74 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 76 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 84 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 50-59 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 80-89 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 76 |
| Spot-Energy | 93 |
| Spot-Valance | 95 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Michael Jackson collection (Michael Jackson) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/12m4geZjIN1uRidvNVleC7iNLe5SGBiKV/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 116 (The Michael Jackson collection) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | R&B |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Genre 3 | Hip-Hop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | New Jack Swing |