Chain Lightning by Don McLean Song Details

"Chain Lightning" by Don McLean had its release date on December 1, 1978. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The song is number 5 out of 12 in Chain Lightning by Don McLean. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, Chain Lightning is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Chain Lightning by Don McLean is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 118 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a moderate tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

E Minor is the music key of this track. 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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