Second Guessing by R.E.M. Song Details

On January 1, 1984, the song "Second Guessing" was released by R.E.M.. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:51. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Second Guessing's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Reckoning". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Second Guessing is currently below average in popularity right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Second Guessing by R.E.M. having a BPM of 171 with a half-time of 86 BPM and a double-time of 342 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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