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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Boogie wonderland |
| Artist | Earth Wind & Fire |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | I am |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:49 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 131 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 130-134 |
| Umbrella | 120+ |
| Key | Dm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 2 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BRASS |
| Instr 2 | PERCUSSION |
| Instr 3 | VOCALS |
| Strings Arranger 1 | David Foster |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cAw4VWgCsBDlDFXednajF?si=617491fb33ae4e66 |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Best R&B Instrumental Performance |
| Nominations 1 | Grammy - Best Disco Recording |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 6 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/earthwindandfire/boogiewonderland.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Allee Willis |
| Author 2 | Jon Lind |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A desert turning to gold |
| Explanation | ✱ Views the dance floor as a magical land where a barren existence is transformed into a shimmering, golden reality. |
| MTag 1 | Joy |
| MTag 2 | Transformation |
| MTag 3 | Dance |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-i-iv-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | i-i-iv-V |
| Ch Prog B | iv/bVII-v-i-iv-iv, v-i-iv-iv/bVII-ii-v-i-i |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | i, ii, iv, V, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | HMS |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, iv - Minor, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sNvBwU6eHOJCsq3vPVQMc?si=3d8030c5addb4f03 |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9sopW9fA9Timo2dFZhOc2b8k9cfcryz7 |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 78 |
| Spot-Energy | 85 |
| Spot-Valance | 96 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 80-89 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Disco |
| Genre 2 | Soul |
| Genre 3 | R&B |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Disco Funk |



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