Weather Report's ' "Volcano for Hire" was released on its scheduled release date, April 17, 1982. 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. This song is part of Weather Report by Weather Report. The song's track number on the album is #1 out of 7 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Volcano for Hire's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
Since Volcano for Hire by Weather Report has a tempo of 138 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Volcano for Hire being at 138 BPM, the half-time would be 69 BPM with a double-time of 276 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
The music key of this track is A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tambourine | John Tropea | E Minor | 6 | 9A | 105 BPM | ||
| Sladka Pitka (Remastered 2025) | Don Ellis | D Minor | 6 | 7A | 127 BPM | ||
| Looping | Perigeo | E Major | 6 | 12B | 85 BPM | ||
| Unshielded Desire | John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette | D♭ Minor | 8 | 12A | 95 BPM | ||
| Life Goes On | Hiromi, Anthony Jackson, Simon Phillips | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 111 BPM | ||
| Arjen's Bag | John McLaughlin | D Major | 3 | 10B | 118 BPM | ||
| Some Skunk Funk | The Brecker Brothers | C Major | 9 | 8B | 131 BPM | ||
| Squib Cakes | Tower Of Power | B♭ Minor | 9 | 3A | 118 BPM | ||
| Havona | Weather Report | E Major | 8 | 12B | 142 BPM | ||
| Where's Mumphrey? | Steve Khan | F♯ Minor | 8 | 11A | 124 BPM | ||
| Underwater Song | Gilgamesh | E♭ Minor | 1 | 2A | 145 BPM | ||
| Spectrum | The Tony Williams Lifetime | F Minor | 5 | 4A | 153 BPM | ||
| Dinner Music of the Gods | Al Di Meola | B Minor | 9 | 10A | 112 BPM | ||
| Porky & Beans | Jeff Berlin | C Major | 6 | 8B | 128 BPM | ||
| Will-O'-the Wisp | Klaus Doldinger's Passport | A Major | 6 | 11B | 125 BPM | ||
| Lotus | Shaun Martin | D♭ Major | 8 | 3B | 133 BPM | ||
| If You Can't Stand The Heat... | Bruford | D Major | 5 | 10B | 136 BPM | ||
| Return Expedition | Stanley Jordan | C Minor | 2 | 5A | 133 BPM | ||
| Involuntary Bliss | Eddie Henderson | D♭ Minor | 6 | 12A | 137 BPM | ||
| The Kumquat Kids | Eddie Henderson | A Minor | 8 | 8A | 93 BPM | ||
| Full Moon | Dave Weckl | A Minor | 7 | 8A | 105 BPM | ||
| Pigling Bland - Remastered 2006 | Soft Machine | G Minor | 5 | 6A | 167 BPM | ||
| Bounce, Pts. I + II | Nate Smith | D♭ Major | 4 | 3B | 85 BPM | ||
| Roll With The Punches | Patrice Rushen | D Major | 10 | 10B | 126 BPM | ||
| Dry Rub | Ghost-Note | F Minor | 9 | 4A | 126 BPM |