Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
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| Song Title | Dont worry be happy |
| Artist | Bobby McFerrin |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Simple pleasures |
| Image Album |  |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:54 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 60 |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Bb |
| Time | 2/2 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 2 | without a V |
| Rec Tag 3 | Pentatonic Scale |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without a Bridge |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending Fade out |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
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| Voc Info 1 | A cappella |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | VOCALS |
| Strings | No Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Record of the Year |
| Awards 2 | Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Gold |
| Awards Won | Grammy - Record of the Year, Grammy - Song of the Year |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bobbymcferrin/dontworrybehappy.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bobby McFerrin |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ In every life we have some trouble / When you worry you make it double |
| Explanation | ✱ Uses a mathematical calculation to quantify the negative impact of anxiety on one's life experience. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Math |
| MTag 2 | Life |
| MTag 3 | Trouble |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-ii-IV-I |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-ii-IV-I |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 3 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, ii |
| CHORD C = V | Identical |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian No7 |
| Mode 1 Chrds | i - Minor, IV - Major |
| Mode 1 Link | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iWy9061MNd9aXX6QIjZ9y?si=4PThOQ1wS4GBxsPWOkh3RQ |
| YT Mode 1 Link | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6Ov6WracDM |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 20 |
| Mel Cmplx | 20 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 75 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 55 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 20 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 20-29 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 50-59 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 20-29 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 68 |
| Spot-Energy | 17 |
| Spot-Valance | 75 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 10-19 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 70-79 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Simple Pleasures (Bobby McFerrin) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JSr-kSHO_NRaUlLVjwFfWsM0Owmi1u0-/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 188 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 2 | 6 (Simple Pleasures) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Jazz |
| Genre 2 | Reggae |
| Genre 3 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | A cappella |