Protection by Ben Folds Song Details

Ben Folds's 'Protection' had a release date set for April 20, 2004. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 5 in the song's album "Speed Graphic". In this album, this song's track order is #3. Based on our statistics, Protection'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

With Protection by Ben Folds having a BPM of 126 with a half-time of 63 BPM and a double-time of 252 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. 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
-9.156 dB
Acousticness
13%
Danceability
37%
Energy
86%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
36%

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