# Is There a Name For 'This' Part of a Song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701 "2007-04-11T21:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AmazingAmoeba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AmazingAmoeba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmazingAmoeba)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/1 "2007-04-11T21:17:53Z")
In many popular songs (I am a teenager, so songs that are popular to me anyhow) there is often a point in the vocals where the singer reaches a “peak” of sorts, a climax if you will. It’s really hard for me to describe, but upon hearing it I find it very satisfying and was wondering what the name for this is particular moment in the song is, if there even is one. The most recent song featuring a good “vocal climax” I am aware of is “U & Ur Hand” by Pink. I am not a huge fan of the artist or the song itself, but it does have the feature I am talking about. It comes during the chorus when she states “I was fine until you _walked_ into my life”. I know this isn’t exactly a rare feature of music, but I don’t know what to refer to it as. What is the name of this feature? AmazingAmoeba ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/2 "2007-04-11T21:36:18Z")
I don’t know of a name for what you’re talking about. Really all she is doing in that part of the song is putting emphasis on the word walked. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/3 "2007-04-11T23:08:13Z")
I’ve always heard it referred to as the climax. ---
**Author:** ![Barrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Barrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrington)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/4 "2007-04-12T01:53:06Z")
It could be the “hook” of the song: ie, the most memorable and catchy part. ---
**Author:** ![Gentle\_Robot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gentle\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gentle_Robot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/5 "2007-04-12T01:55:26Z")
The hook is generally repeated and short. I’m not familiar with the song. Climax is probably fine. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-part-of-a-song/399701/6 "2007-04-12T06:42:54Z")
Many songs have a “bridge” which is a piece of music and sometimes vocals that is different to the standard verse and chorus. It can serve to break up the song a bit and may act as a platform for an instrumental or as a way of moving from an instrumental back to the main verse. It is quite common for a bridge to give a sense of tension and release but it doesn’t have to. Sometimes though, the vocal climax is just a part of the standard verse/chorus structure.