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Mean by Taylor Swift

Mean by Taylor Swift runs at 162 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
162 BPM
Key
E major
Length
4:03
Genre
country
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Vocal

Suno prompt

A triumphant country track with driving energy and a straight four-on-the-floor feel at 162 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and tight closed hats. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A full-voiced female vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Tape saturation adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a clean and spacious style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, 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
162
Chords
simple triad
Cymbals
tight closed hats
Energy
driving
Atmosphere
euphoric and open
Genre
country
Harmonic instrument
acoustic guitar
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Mixing style
clean and spacious
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
straight four-on-the-floor
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
verse-chorus with a bridge
Textural detail
tape saturation
Vocal style
restrained and conversational
Vocal
a full-voiced female vocal

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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.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Taylor Swift. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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