Detroit Tonight by The Necessaries Song Details

On January 23, 2026, the song "Detroit Tonight" was released by The Necessaries. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:05. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The song is number 10 out of 37 in Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982) by The Necessaries. In terms of popularity, Detroit Tonight 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

The tempo marking of Detroit Tonight by The Necessaries is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 117 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a moderate tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.84 dB
Acousticness
27%
Danceability
72%
Energy
65%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
25%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
89%

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ISRC
QMWHB2629423
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records