I Keep A Close Watch
John Cale
The Island Years
3:28 January 1, 1996
BPM
109
Key
B♭ Major
Camelot
6B

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I Keep A Close Watch by John Cale Song Details

John Cale's 'I Keep A Close Watch' had a release date set for January 1, 1996. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:28. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 36 in the song's album "The Island Years". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, I Keep A Close Watch is currently below average in popularity. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With I Keep A Close Watch by John Cale having a BPM of 109 with a half-time of 54 BPM and a double-time of 218 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.598 dB
Acousticness
7%
Danceability
55%
Energy
43%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
24%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
21%

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ISRC
GBAAN7500008
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records