Third World Man by Steely Dan Song Details

Steely Dan's 'Third World Man' had a release date set for November 21, 1980. 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 track order of this song in Steely Dan's "Gaucho" album is number 7 out of 7. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Third World Man is currently average in popularity. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Third World Man by Steely Dan to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 107 BPM, a half-time of 54BPM, and a double-time of 214 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F Minor. Because this track belongs in the F Minor key, the camelot key is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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