Mess by Ben Folds Five Song Details

Ben Folds Five's ' "Mess" was released on its scheduled release date, April 27, 1999. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:02, 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. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner". In this album, this song's track order is #3. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Mess is currently below average in popularity. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Mess by Ben Folds Five having a BPM of 95 with a half-time of 48 BPM and a double-time of 190 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-8.742 dB
Acousticness
33%
Danceability
40%
Energy
63%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
47%

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ISRC
USSM19900209
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records