Selling Out by Tom Lehrer Song Details

On February 17, 1953, the song "Selling Out" was released by Tom Lehrer. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:17. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Selling Out's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 25 in the song's album "Tom Lehrer - New Math". In this album, this song's track order is #18. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from France. In terms of popularity, Selling Out is currently not that popular. 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 Selling Out by Tom Lehrer having a BPM of 115 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 230 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate 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

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
-11.421 dB
Acousticness
64%
Danceability
65%
Energy
62%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
15%
Valence
94%

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ISRC
FR59R2353553
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records