Lava by The B-52's Song Details

On January 1, 1979, the song "Lava" was released by The B-52's. 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. The song is number 5 out of 9 in B-52's by The B-52's. Based on our statistics, Lava's popularity is below average in popularity 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 Lava by The B-52's is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 143 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-10.21 dB
Acousticness
4%
Danceability
61%
Energy
80%
Instrumentalness
7%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
83%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
83%

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