Timbuktu Express by African Head Charge Song Details

African Head Charge's 'Timbuktu Express' had a release date set for 1985. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:28, 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 10 in the song's album "Pay It All Back Vol.1". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Timbuktu Express's popularity 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

With Timbuktu Express by African Head Charge having a BPM of 135 with a half-time of 68 BPM and a double-time of 270 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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Popularity
Loudness
-9.056 dB
Acousticness
10%
Danceability
39%
Energy
90%
Instrumentalness
21%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
9%
Valence
23%

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ISRC
GB5P58500010
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records