Pay It Back by Elvis Costello Song Details

On July 22, 1977, the song "Pay It Back" was released by Elvis Costello. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:32. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Pay It Back's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Elvis Costello's "My Aim Is True" album is number 10 out of 13. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Pay It Back's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Pay It Back by Elvis Costello to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 131 BPM, a half-time of 66BPM, and a double-time of 262 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

G Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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