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eight ) by IU runs at 120 BPM in the key of C# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
120 BPM
Key
C# major
Length
2:48
Genre
synth-pop
Mood
restless
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A restless synth-pop track with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 120 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and shimmering open hats. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a layered in close harmony performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, 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
120
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
shimmering open hats
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
synth-pop
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
restless
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
clap-layered
Sonic focus
melodic lead
Secondary focus
vocal clarity
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
verse-chorus with a bridge
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
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 IU. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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