Long Was The Year by Broadcast Song Details

Broadcast's 'Long Was The Year' had a release date set for 1996. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:21, 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 track order of this song in Broadcast's "Maida Vale Sessions" album is number 9 out of 15. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. Long Was The Year is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Long Was The Year by Broadcast to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 88 BPM, a half-time of 44BPM, and a double-time of 176 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 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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