Paper Planes by M.I.A. is a 3:25 song at 172 BPM in the key of G minor (Camelot 6A). It has a loudness range of 4.18 dB (LRA), a true peak of -1.00 dBTP, and an integrated loudness of -18.880 LUFS. The percussive structure features 311 kick hits, 57 snare hits, and 669 hi-hat hits (kick:snare ratio 5.5:1). The chord progression uses 16 unique chords with a harmonic complexity of 0.00. 31 key changes were detected. The dominant emotional quality is Cool Defiance. Vocals are present in 29% of the song. This profile contains over 190 data points generated by MusicArk's audio intelligence pipeline.
Song shape
Energy, brightness, harmonic tension, and melody contour — with chord progression aligned to the same timeline.
Audio DNA
Key metrics extracted from the audio signal.
Temporal
- BPM
- 172 BPM · 86.1 feel
- Tempo variability
- 0.03
- Groove stability
- 0.58
- Swing feel
- 0.88
- Rhythmic density
- 0.84
- Syncopation score
- 0.48
- Beat clarity
- 0.25
Rhythm
Detected hits from stem analysis
Kick:Snare ratio: 5.5:1
Drum pattern grid
Harmonic
- Key
- G
- Mode
- minor
- Camelot
- 6A
- Chord progression complexity
- 0.00
- Modulation events
- 1
- Resolution frequency
- 0.22
- Tonal brightness
- 0.89
Chord progression