** Each week I measure the #1 song of the week in “Measuring a Hit” for you to readily see common threads in today's biggest hits. A post titled “A Closer Look” follows in a few days that brings a few craft issues of the song to your attention.
*(Congrats again to my old friends Sam and Annie Tate who co-wrote this #1)
Last week’s #1 is unusual in its chord progression. The 4 chord leads each verse and although the root chord makes a couple of appearances in the verse, we don’t really feel the root chord until the chorus kicks in.
The verse is colorful with the ninth moving in and out on the 4 chord and we’re also given a 2m7. Then notice the suspended root chord (with a ninth) that creates a nice tension before the release into the 1 chord of the chorus.
If this all sounds like a foreign language to you don’t fret (pun intended) over it.
In any event, be sure to look at my markup of this song for some lyrical points.
