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Creep by Radiohead

Creep by Radiohead runs at 83 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
83 BPM
Key
G major
Length
4:19
Genre
indie rock
Mood
tender
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A tender indie rock track with driving energy and a broken-beat feel at 83 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sizzling cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A warm male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on simple triad chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
83
Chords
simple triad
Cymbals
sizzling cymbals
Energy
driving
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
indie rock
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
tender
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
rimshot-forward
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
verse-chorus with a bridge
Textural detail
subtle bitcrush
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a warm male vocal

About this page

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 Radiohead. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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