Used To Be A City
David Rovics
Songs For Mahmud
3:03 August 5, 2004
BPM
90
Key
B Minor
Camelot
10A

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Used To Be A City by David Rovics Song Details

David Rovics's ' "Used To Be A City" was released on its scheduled release date, August 5, 2004. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:03. 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 21 in the song's album "Songs For Mahmud". In this album, this song's track order is #9. In terms of popularity, Used To Be A City is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Used To Be A City by David Rovics having a BPM of 90 with a half-time of 45 BPM and a double-time of 180 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. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B Minor is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-8.439 dB
Acousticness
54%
Danceability
51%
Energy
49%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
30%
Loudness
86%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
69%

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L-M Records/RCA Records