Defy the Law by The Orchids Song Details

On March 7, 1983, the song "Defy the Law" was released by The Orchids. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:51, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. This song is part of Who Needs Tomorrow by The Orchids. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 38 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Defy the Law's popularity is not that popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since Defy the Law by The Orchids has a tempo of 155 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Defy the Law being at 155 BPM, the half-time would be 78 BPM with a double-time of 310 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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