Song Details
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| Song Title | Dont you (forget about me) |
| Artist | Simple Minds |
| Image Artist |  |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | Once upon a time |
| Basics ▾ | |
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| Duration | 4:20 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 111 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 110-114 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
Play| Recording Tags ▾ | |
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| Rec Tag 1 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 2 | No 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Modulations ▾ | |
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| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
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| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
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| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Best Art Direction in a Video |
| Nominations 2 | MTV VMA - Best Direction |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/simpleminds/dontyouforgetaboutme.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Keith Forsey |
| Author 2 | Steve Schiff |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Will you stand above me? / Look my way ✱ never love me |
| Explanation | ✱ Translates emotional superiority or detachment into a physical vertical position above the other person. |
| MTag 1 | Body:Action:Direction |
| MTag 2 | Vision |
| MTag 3 | Power |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-bVII-IV-bVII |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | I-bVII-IV-bVII, I-bVII-IV-IV |
| Ch Prog B | bVI-bIII-bVII-IV |
| Progr Category 1 | bIII |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, bIII, IV, bVI, bVII |
| 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 | 33 |
| Mel Cmplx | 79 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 84 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 13 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 33 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 30-39 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 70-79 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 80-89 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 10-19 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 67 |
| Spot-Energy | 79 |
| Spot-Valance | 68 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 70-79 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The 80s Rock Score (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vx50fFHl-rKt7L7rqZITNUzJilDPb6g_/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 46 (The 80s Rock Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
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| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Genre 2 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
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| Style 1 | Pop Rock |
| Style 2 | New Wave |
| Style 3 | Synth Pop |