Big Bird Skank by The Upsetters Song Details

The Upsetters's ' "Big Bird Skank" was released on its scheduled release date, October 16, 2015. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:44, 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 track order of this song in Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters's "Mr Perry I Presume" album is number 5 out of 16. Big Bird Skank is not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Big Bird Skank by The Upsetters to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 86 BPM, a half-time of 43BPM, and a double-time of 172 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key 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
-11.107 dB
Acousticness
10%
Danceability
82%
Energy
70%
Instrumentalness
94%
Liveness
18%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
28%
Valence
52%

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