Rat Race by The Gun Song Details

The Gun's 'Rat Race' had a release date set for 1968. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:55, 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. The track order of this song in The Gun's "Gun" album is number 7 out of 8. Based on our statistics, Rat Race's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Rat Race by The Gun to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 135 BPM, a half-time of 68BPM, and a double-time of 270 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.764 dB
Acousticness
31%
Danceability
26%
Energy
42%
Instrumentalness
4%
Liveness
15%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
28%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records