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* "Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder" by Music/DieTotenHosen. Steps up ''and'' gets more speed in each verse (which is always the same and very pointless), until the truck crashes against physical barriers.

* Electronic dance music is not immune, with Swedish singer September and her highly-formulaic "Can't Get Over" (2007) featuring a typical example on the last repeat of the chorus.

** Also happens towards the end of [[Music/OffTheWall "Rock with You"]] and [[Music/HistoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI "Earth Song"]].

** The main theme of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', "Jump Up, Super Star!" climbs from C Major to Eb Major for the chorus.

* Became such a crutch in Music/{{StockAitkenWaterman}} songs that Morris Minor & The Majors parodied it:
--> This is the keychange, the fabulous keychange
--> It's a standard device to stop us sounding mundane
* "Marathon" by Music/{{Rush}} has an amazing one before the final chorus, moving up a whole step from B major to C♯ major. "High Water" moves up a minor third, from A major to C major, for the final chorus, while "Superconductor" goes up whole tones twice for the last two repetitions of the chorus, moving from C to D to E.

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* The theme song for ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Mighty Little Defenders'', "Marching Bravely", pitch-shifts from an E note to an F note.

** The DarkReprise of "For the First Time in Forever" starts out in F&#9839 major for the first verse, shifts to C minor for Elsa's part, then modulates up to an urgent E major for the final verse.

* Very common in GirlGroup songs from TheSixties, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ1AqtTuyo A Lover's Concerto]] by The Toys and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcylDkRw7dg I Hear A Symphony]] by The Supremes, the latter of which has three key changes and the former with an astonishing ''four''. "A Lover's Concerto" gets bonus points for its [[RockMeAmadeus interpolation]] of ClassicalMusic by basing itself on "Minuet in G" by Christian Petznold (often [[MisattributedSong misattributed]] to Music/JohannSebastianBach). Interestingly, "A Lover's Concerto" is never in G major at all, instead modulating four half-steps from C-C♯-D-E♭-E major, and also changes the original's 3/4 waltz tempo to 4/4.

* Almost required in Series/EurovisionSongContest entries, to the extent that this trope could be alternatively titled "Eurovision Key Change". It has become more prominent in recent years; in TheEighties, by contrast, you might find this trope on [[SarcasmMode only]] half the entries. Norway's entry in 1979, "Oliver" by Anita Skorgan, gets bonus points for modulating a full fifth.
* Also frequently used by every other poppy BoyBand, especially ones from TheNineties.

* TheSixties song "Love of The Common People" (recorded by lots of people, but never really a hit) has each verse in a different key.

** The credits music to ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' also starts in C, but shakes things up a little by modulating up to E♭ before it drops down and ends on C&#9839.

* Some of the music Music/GiorgioMoroder composed for ''Film/AmericanGigolo'', including a part of the title song "Call Me" by Music/{{Blondie}}, is made so that it sounds like shifting one note up at every repetition. It doesn't: the motif ends one note lower than it starts.

** "I've Seen All Good People" shifts down through the entire gearbox at the end, from E to D to C to B♭ to A♭ to G♭... at which point it finishes fading out. In Music/MatthewSweet and [[Music/TheBangles Susanna Hoffs']] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9R7oN5NEpY cover of the song,]] the fadeout ends up [[VocalRangeExceeded nearly too low for Susanna to sing.]]

*** The [[WesternAnimation/DisneySingAlongSongs Sing-Along Songs version]] from "Colors Of The Wind" starts out in B♭ major for the introduction, then shifts to G major for the first verse and chorus, and the rest of the song goes back to B♭ major.

* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'': During the DancePartyEnding, the movie version of Music/SmashMouth's cover of "I'm a Believer" is initially performed at a slightly lower pitch than the album/single version (not to mention the original Music/TheMonkees version). Then, after Shrek and Fiona leave for their honeymoon and Donkey has a turn singing, the song shifts up to its usual pitch à la the album version.

* "Jump (For My Love)" by The Pointer Sisters {{ju|stForPun}}mps up ''a minor sixth'', from B♭ to G♭, in the middle of the last chorus to boot.

* "Up The Junction" by Music/{{Squeeze}} starts out in E, then drops to C♯ minor for the bridge, then goes up to D on the next verse, and finishes in the original key. What makes this interesting is that it’s [[TheDayTheMusicLied setting us up for a happy ending]] to the story the song’s been telling, but the lyrics after the final key change turn out to be about [[DownerEnding how the singer’s life completely went to crap]].

* Verse (or A-section) in a minor key, chorus (or B-section) in the relative major key (or vice-versa).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'': "Upendi" shifts from G major to A major near the end.

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* "There's a Light", the song written by Gregory Charles for the UsefulNotes/{{Olympic|Games}} torch's relay across Canada, has a couple of gear changes.
** "I Believe," the "anthem" of the 2010 Winter Olympics, also abuses this trope.
* WebVideo/{{CDZA}}'s medley of key changes uses some of the examples found on this page.
* Creator/JayWolpert's game show themes frequently had this somewhere.
* The 30-second [[JeopardyThinkingMusic theme]] played during the Final ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' round does this halfway through, though it goes up a minor third instead of the more-standard-for-this-trope minor second. The original version and the 1997 remix started in C and ended in E♭. The current theme starts in F and goes to A♭.
** [[BootstrappedTheme The same melody became the theme song]] for the 1984 version. The song's introduction starts in B, then it goes up to C. The main part goes from F to A♭ to B to D to F to A♭ where it ends. Until 2008, every other {{rearrange|TheSong}}ment used afterwards has kept the key changes. The current version alternates between C and E♭.
* The original ''Series/FamilyFeud'' theme is in G, but the rarely-head ending goes up to A♭. Interestingly, the last few bars of A♭ part are used to introduce Grand Game on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.
* The [[https://youtu.be/DCyTijJzEwo National Aerobic Championship theme]] by Ty Parr modulates upwards from F to G, though this part is not used in the more commonly seen [[MemeticMutation viral video]].
* ''Series/LazyTown'''s [[MemeticMutation memetic]] "We Are Number One" moves up a half-step from F minor to F♯ minor for the final repetition of the chorus. "The Mine Song" modulates a whole step, from B♭ major to C major, near the end of the bridge.
** The ending song "Bing Bang" starts out in B major and ends in C♯ major.
* ''Series/GrowingPains''' [[ThemeTuneExtended extended version of]] "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fi0Q1wW9E0 As Long as We Got Each Other]]" by BJ Thomas and Music/DustySpringfield shifts from C to C♯ halfway through the final chorus. [[https://youtu.be/qhyjYewf0Jw Thomas's original solo version]] also included the gear change but at the beginning of said chorus.
* ClassicalMusic example, and possibly a big influence on the entire concept in popular music: Music/MauriceRavel's ''Boléro'' suddenly shifts from C major to E major in its final minute, providing a climactic release and resolution to the piece's signature [[BoleroEffect slow-burning repetition]].
* The theme music to a former CBS Sports college-football studio show called ''The NCAA Today'' (the show itself was on for the 1982 and 1983 seasons) was like this when it was used for the billboard of [[Main/ProductPlacementName The Prudential College Football Report]] starting in 1985 with then-newcomer Jim Nantz (it was also like this in the 1986 season); it started as a G as Don Robertson announced the title of the segment and its Prudential sponsorship, and then as the Prudential logo dropped off the screen, and the rounded golden frame used for the billboard moved beyond the screen, there was a few seconds of the A key to end the billboard music.
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* Music/{{Chicago}}'s "Chasin' the Wind" has one of these before the final chorus.

* ''VideoGame/{{Furi}}'': "[[https://youtu.be/lpbJJmOJLz8 Something Memorable]]" by Kn1ght, modulates up a semitone twice, from E minor to F minor to F♯ minor.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'': During the DancePartyEnding, the movie version of Music/SmashMouth's cover of "I'm a Believer" is initially performed at a slightly lower pitch than the album/single version (not to mention the original Music/TheMonkees version). Then, after Shrek and Fiona leave for their honeymoon and Donkey has a turn singing, the song shifts up to its usual pitch à la the album version.

* Fifty Fifty's "Cupid"(Performance version) modulates from B minor to C minor for its final two choruses.

* The theme music to a former CBS Sports college-football studio show called ''The NCAA Today'' (the show itself was on for the 1982 and 1983 seasons) was like this when it was used for the billboard of ''The Prudential College Football Report'' starting in 1985 with then-newcomer Jim Nantz (it was also like this in the 1986 season); it started as a G as Don Robertson announced the title of the segment and its Prudential sponsorship, and then as the Prudential logo dropped off the screen, and the rounded golden frame used for the billboard moved beyond the screen, there was a few seconds of the A key to end the billboard music.

* Music/TheReignOfKindo ''loves'' this trope. A short list of songs featuring this trope: "Needle and Thread" (G minor to C minor), "Great Blue Sea" (D♯ minor to G♯ minor to D minor), "Till We Make Our Ascent" (D major to C♯ minor to E minor and back to D major), "Thrill of the Fall" (C minor to A♯ minor), "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (D♯ minor to D minor), "Battling the Years" (A♯ minor to D♯ minor), "Help It" (A minor to A♯ minor), "Make a Sound" (G minor to G♯ minor), "Romancing a Stranger" (A♯ minor to G minor).

* Music/BreakingBenjamin's "Forget It" is made of this trope; starting at E♭, the verse structure shifts up a semitone with each verse until it winds up at a G♯ for the last verse.

** The title song by The New Seekers, Music/DianaRoss's "When We Grow Up", and Rosey Grier's "It's Alright to Cry" are straight semitone examples.