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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Have you ever really loved a woman |
| Artist | Bryan Adams |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | Canada |
| Album | 18 till I die |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:51 |
| Dur Grp | 4:30-4:59 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Decade | 1990-1999 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 48 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 045-049 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | G |
| Time | 6/8 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Movie |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Does not start on I |
| Rec Tag 4 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 5 | Ending on Tonic |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod P Type 1 | Relative/Parallel Combination |
| Mod (Perm) | Minor Third Down |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures |
| Awards 2 | Ivor Novello Award - Best Song Included in a Film or Television Programme |
| Nominations 1 | Academy Award - Best Original Song |
| Nominations 2 | Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song from a Motion Picture |
| Nominations 3 | Grammy - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance |
| Nominations 4 | Grammy - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media |
| Nominations 5 | Juno - Single of the Year |
| Nominations 6 | Juno - Producer of the Year |
| Nominations 7 | MTV VMA - Best Video from a Film |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bryanadams/haveyoueverreallylovedawoman.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Bryan Adams |
| Author 2 | Robert Lange |
| Author 3 | Michael Kamen |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ You've gotta breathe her / Tell me have you ever really loved a woman? ✱ A map / Territory |
| Explanation | ✱ Seeing the beloved as the vital oxygen that one must inhale to survive. ✱ Truly knowing a woman is compared to the detailed exploration and mapping of a landscape. |
| MTag 1 | Body |
| MTag 2 | Nature:Elements:Air |
| MTag 3 | Devotion |
| MTag 4 | Society:Travel:Journey |
| MTag 5 | Body:Anatomy |
| MTag 6 | Love |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-ii-III-III, I-I-V/VII-vi-V-V, ii-ii/I-III-III |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV/I-I-I-V-V, I-I-ii-V-ii-V-ii-V-I |
| Ch Prog B | bVI-bVII-I-I |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 8 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, III, IV, V, bVI, vi, bVII |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 57 |
| Spot-Energy | 48 |
| Spot-Valance | 36 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 50-59 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 30-39 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | 100 Pop Hits of the 90s (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAdPw2lYasLcdbjIPnKWXsjwsevBPTrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 98 (100 Pop Hits of the 90s) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Soft Rock |
| Style 2 | Power Ballad |


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