Cry Wolf by a-ha Song Details

On October 6, 1986, the song "Cry Wolf" was released by a-ha. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:06, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Scoundrel Days". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Cry Wolf's popularity is below average in popularity 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 Cry Wolf by a-ha having a BPM of 131 with a half-time of 66 BPM and a double-time of 262 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 walking. 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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Popularity
Loudness
-10.146 dB
Acousticness
11%
Danceability
65%
Energy
66%
Instrumentalness
75%
Liveness
8%
Loudness
83%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
80%

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ISRC
USWB10102850
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records