We Always Want What We Can't Get by Nelson Song Details

Nelson's 'We Always Want What We Can't Get' had a release date set for December 1, 1998. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The track order of this song in Nelson's "Imaginator" album is number 7 out of 17. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, We Always Want What We Can't Get is currently not that popular. 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

We consider the tempo marking of We Always Want What We Can't Get by Nelson to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 118 BPM, a half-time of 59BPM, and a double-time of 236 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the E♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 2A. So, the perfect camelot match for 2A would be either 2A or 1B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 2B or 3A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11A and a high energy boost can either be 4A or 9A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 1A would be a great choice. Where 5A would give you a moderate drop, and 12A or 7A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5B allows you to change the mood.

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