Soft Rains of April by a-ha Song Details

"Soft Rains of April" by a-ha had its release date on October 6, 1986. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:12. 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 10 in the song's album "Scoundrel Days". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Soft Rains of April 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 Soft Rains of April by a-ha having a BPM of 102 with a half-time of 51 BPM and a double-time of 204 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

D Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-16.22 dB
Acousticness
35%
Danceability
54%
Energy
44%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
22%
Loudness
73%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
14%

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ISRC
USWB10107605
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records