What a Day That Was by David Byrne Song Details

David Byrne's ' "What a Day That Was" was released on its scheduled release date, December 9, 1981. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:32, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 23 in the song's album "The Complete Score From "The Catherine Wheel"". In this album, this song's track order is #21. Based on our statistics, What a Day That Was's popularity is not that popular 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

With What a Day That Was by David Byrne having a BPM of 147 with a half-time of 74 BPM and a double-time of 294 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song 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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