Police & Thieves by Junior Murvin Song Details

On January 1, 2014, the song "Police & Thieves" was released by Junior Murvin. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:54, 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. The track order of this song in Various Artists's "Island Presents: Roots" album is number 8 out of 37. Based on our statistics, Police & Thieves'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

We consider the tempo marking of Police & Thieves by Junior Murvin to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 127 BPM, a half-time of 64BPM, and a double-time of 254 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. 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
-12.202 dB
Acousticness
10%
Danceability
94%
Energy
32%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
7%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
14%
Valence
91%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records