The Shortest Straw - October 1987 / Writing In Progress by Metallica Song Details

Metallica's 'The Shortest Straw - October 1987 / Writing In Progress' had a release date set for August 25, 1988. With This song being less than a minute long, we are pretty confident that this song does not contain any foul language. That being said, this song is pretty short compared to other songs. There is only one song in …And Justice for All (Remastered Deluxe Box Set), so we believe that "The Shortest Straw - October 1987 / Writing In Progress" is a single. Based on our statistics, The Shortest Straw - October 1987 / Writing In Progress's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of The Shortest Straw - October 1987 / Writing In Progress by Metallica is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 147 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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