Why do so many songs rise in pitch around 2/3 of the way through the song, then go back down?

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There seems to be this trend in lots of modern music, across genres, where the song will be coming around for a repeat of the chorus and then it ticks up in pitch for that section, then drops back down for the ending of the song.

What is the purpose of this? What is it called? Is it supposed to produce some kind of mood? My level of music understanding is “major = happy, minor = sad” and that’s about as far as I go. Please go on the music theory.

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that’s the key change. it makes it sound more interesting. keep the audience entertained, basically

My favorite of all time is “livin on a prayer”, which not only has a key change but also [drops a beat](https://youtu.be/lDK9QqIzhwk?si=L09P1UA7s6CKpgcR&t=200) from the song, which really snags the listener’s attention

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