West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys runs at 113 BPM in the key of E minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 113 BPM
- Key
- E minor
- Length
- 4:46
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Mood
- restless
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A restless synth-pop track blending disco with explosive energy and a swung feel at 113 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, sustained and washy. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Analog hiss 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 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
- 113
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- shimmering open hats
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Second genre
- disco
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- sustained and washy
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- restless
- Percussion
- a programmed drum machine
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- vocal clarity
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- restrained and conversational
- Vocal
- a full-voiced female 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.