Hostage by Mike Oldfield Song Details

Mike Oldfield's ' "Hostage" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1989. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:09, 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 song is number 2 out of 9 in Earth Moving by Mike Oldfield. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Hostage's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Hostage by Mike Oldfield is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 126 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music 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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