We believe that widely popular summer songs in Spain has been following a similar pattern from the last 3 decades, and the songs that meet this criteria tend to become a hit in this country.
We analized the most popular summer songs in Spain since 1989 and compare them with other popular song that are not usually perceived as "summer songs".
Danceability,energyandvalenceare higher in the Spanish summer songs.- Spanish summer songs are most likely written in B major (Si major), in contrast with the rest of the songs, that are mostly written in C# major (Do# major).
- With a 95% confidence, we believe that the traits mentioned above stayed contants without any significant change since the 90s.
Based on our study, we decided to create a product to help musicians and publishers identify those tracks that can be potential summer hits in Spain. The Macarenameter will analize any song or playlist and will let you know which songs would qualify as potential summer hits.
Check the presentation here.
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