SUGAR Won’t Work by Elvis Costello And The Roots Song Details

Elvis Costello And The Roots's ' "SUGAR Won’t Work" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 2013. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:31, 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. This song is part of Wise Up Ghost (Deluxe) by Elvis Costello And The Roots. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 15 tracks. The popularity of SUGAR Won’t Work is currently not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

Since SUGAR Won’t Work by Elvis Costello And The Roots has a tempo of 171 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Vivace (lively and fast). With SUGAR Won’t Work being at 171 BPM, the half-time would be 86 BPM with a double-time of 342 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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