It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys
It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys runs at 128 BPM in the key of C minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
- Key
- C minor
- Length
- 5:01
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Mood
- restless
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A restless synth-pop track blending disco with high energy and a syncopated feel at 128 BPM. The low end is analog synth bass playing root-note anchored, under a programmed drum machine with a clap-layered snare and shimmering open hats. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A warm male vocal delivers a layered in close harmony performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on lush ninth and eleventh chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- analog synth bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 128
- Chords
- lush ninth and eleventh
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- euphoric and open
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Second genre
- disco
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- restless
- Percussion
- a programmed drum machine
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- 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 warm male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Pet Shop Boys. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.