This Is A Lie by The Cure Song Details

The Cure's 'This Is A Lie' had a release date set for May 6, 1996. 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. This song is part of Wild Mood Swings by The Cure. The song's track number on the album is #3 out of 14 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, This Is A Lie's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

Since This Is A Lie by The Cure has a tempo of 151 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With This Is A Lie being at 151 BPM, the half-time would be 76 BPM with a double-time of 302 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, running. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.062 dB
Acousticness
3%
Danceability
45%
Energy
54%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
36%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
29%

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ISRC
GBALB9600010
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records