Astronomy (8th Light) by Black Star, Weldon Irvine Song Details

On September 29, 1998, the song "Astronomy (8th Light)" was released by Black Star, Weldon Irvine. Astronomy (8th Light) is considered explicit and may contain foul language. This song is about 3 minutes and 23 seconds, which is about the average length of a typical song. The track order of this song in Black Star's "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" album is number 2 out of 13. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Astronomy (8th Light) is currently average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Astronomy (8th Light) by Black Star, Weldon Irvine to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 94 BPM, a half-time of 47BPM, and a double-time of 188 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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