Pretender by Madonna Song Details

On November 12, 1984, the song "Pretender" was released by Madonna. 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 Madonna's "Like a Virgin" album is number 8 out of 11. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Pretender is currently below average in popularity. 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 Pretender by Madonna to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 111 BPM, a half-time of 56BPM, and a double-time of 222 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.916 dB
Acousticness
58%
Danceability
88%
Energy
60%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
7%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
89%

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ISRC
USWB10002752
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records