Checkmate by MX-80 Sound Song Details

MX-80 Sound's ' "Checkmate" was released on its scheduled release date, May 27, 1977. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:45, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. The track order of this song in MX-80 Sound's "Hard Attack" album is number 8 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Checkmate is not that popular right now. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Checkmate by MX-80 Sound to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 87 BPM, a half-time of 44BPM, and a double-time of 174 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 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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