Cruel Summer by Ace of Base Song Details

On January 21, 1998, the song "Cruel Summer" was released by Ace of Base. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:35, 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 song is number 3 out of 15 in Flowers by Ace of Base. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from Sweden. In terms of popularity, Cruel Summer 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

The tempo marking of Cruel Summer by Ace of Base is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 110 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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