Save the Children by Gil Scott-Heron Song Details

Gil Scott-Heron's ' "Save the Children" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1971. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:27, 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. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Pieces of a Man". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Save the Children is currently average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Save the Children by Gil Scott-Heron having a BPM of 207 with a half-time of 104 BPM and a double-time of 414 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Prestissimo (even faster than presto) tempo marking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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