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Apple by Charli XCX

Apple by Charli XCX runs at 125 BPM in the key of F major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
125 BPM
Key
F major
Length
2:32
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
restless
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A restless synth-pop track blending techno with explosive energy and a syncopated feel at 125 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a brushed snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows verse-chorus. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a layered in close harmony performance. Granular shimmer adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a open and dynamic style, foregrounding atmospheric space and melodic lead, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
125
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
shimmering open hats
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
synth-pop
Second genre
techno
Harmonic instrument
warm analog pads
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Mixing style
open and dynamic
Mood
restless
Percussion
a programmed drum machine
Rhythmic style
syncopated
Snare
brushed
Sonic focus
atmospheric space
Secondary focus
melodic lead
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
verse-chorus
Textural detail
granular shimmer
Vocal style
layered in close harmony
Vocal
a full-voiced female vocal

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This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Charli XCX. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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