Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
Shake It Off by Taylor Swift runs at 158 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 158 BPM
- Key
- G major
- Length
- 3:39
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Mood
- euphoric
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A euphoric synth-pop track with explosive energy and a syncopated feel at 158 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a clap-layered snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Plucked synth carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a rhythmic and percussive performance. Analog hiss adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a dense and compressed style, foregrounding melodic lead and vocal clarity, built on simple triad chords, leaving a euphoric and open atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 158
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- washy crash-led cymbals
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- euphoric and open
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Harmonic instrument
- plucked synth
- Harmonic style
- rhythmic stabs
- Mixing style
- dense and compressed
- Mood
- euphoric
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- clap-layered
- Sonic focus
- melodic lead
- Secondary focus
- vocal clarity
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- analog hiss
- Vocal style
- rhythmic and percussive
- 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.