I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift
I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift runs at 77 BPM in the key of F# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 77 BPM
- Key
- F# major
- Length
- 5:57
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Mood
- restless
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A restless synth-pop track blending orchestral pop with driving energy and a broken-beat feel at 77 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and sparse dark cymbals. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a short room reverb on the vocal. Mixed in a bright and modern style, foregrounding harmonic warmth and atmospheric space, 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
- 77
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- sparse dark cymbals
- Energy
- driving
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Second genre
- orchestral pop
- Harmonic instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- bright and modern
- Mood
- restless
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- harmonic warmth
- Secondary focus
- atmospheric space
- Space
- a short room reverb
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- smooth and melismatic
- 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 Taylor Swift. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.