The Riddle by Nik Kershaw Song Details

On January 1, 2009, the song "The Riddle" was released by Nik Kershaw. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:51, 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 18 in the song's album "Totally 80's For Kids (International Version)". In this album, this song's track order is #16. In terms of popularity, The Riddle is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With The Riddle by Nik Kershaw having a BPM of 102 with a half-time of 51 BPM and a double-time of 204 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. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F♯ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.656 dB
Acousticness
3%
Danceability
56%
Energy
72%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
8%
Loudness
87%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
96%

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