What once was by Oh Hiroshima Song Details

"What once was" by Oh Hiroshima had its release date on November 11, 2011. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:46, 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 8 in the song's album "Resistance is futile". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from Sweden. In terms of popularity, What once was is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With What once was by Oh Hiroshima having a BPM of 99 with a half-time of 50 BPM and a double-time of 198 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.232 dB
Acousticness
19%
Danceability
16%
Energy
54%
Instrumentalness
86%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
88%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
4%

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ISRC
SEYOK1125504
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records