Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | 42 |
| Artist | Coldplay |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:57 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 72 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 070-074 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Fm |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 2 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Without constant BPM |
| Rec Tag 4 | Open Ending |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
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| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/Z0xfWCDLoCU?t=109 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
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| Solo Instrument 1 | Guitar (Electric) |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | DRUMS |
| Instr 3 | EG |
| Strings Arranger 1 | Davide Rossi |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t4aommc4pyzyJ51LQ5Y9n?si=yfwfn3PoThG5BQN63Bz2Iw&pi=s-wo90uySwa4m |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | UK Singles |
| Chart Position | 123 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/coldplay/42.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Guy Berryman |
| Author 2 | Jonny Buckland |
| Author 3 | Will Champion |
| Author 4 | Chris Martin |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Those who are dead are not dead ✱ they're just living in my head ✱ You thought you might be a ghost |
| Explanation | ✱ This metaphor frames memory as a physical living space, suggesting that loved ones persist through thought and consciousness rather than physical presence. ✱ Represents emotional detachment or a feeling of invisibility and isolation, framed as a supernatural state of being. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Anatomy:Brain |
| MTag 2 | Society:Social:Identity |
| MTag 3 | Religion:Presence |
| MTag 4 | Nature:Cosmic |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | i-i-bVII-V, bVI-bIII/bVII-V-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | bIII-bIII-bVI-bVI |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 7 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, bIII, V, bVI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| 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 |  |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 75 |
| Mel Cmplx | 27 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 62 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 68 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 78 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 31 |
| Spot-Energy | 64 |
| Spot-Valance | 18 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
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| Songbook 1 | Viva la vida (Coldplay) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2vX2_zVvyYOP9_Chdyr7NSIgtDZUPXY/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 16 (Viva la vida) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Alternative Rock |