Drug Test by Yo La Tengo Song Details

Yo La Tengo's ' "Drug Test" was released on its scheduled release date, June 18, 1996. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:08, 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 20 in the song's album "President Yo La Tengo / New Wave Hot Dogs". In this album, this song's track order is #2. The popularity of Drug Test is currently not that popular right now. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Drug Test by Yo La Tengo having a BPM of 202 with a half-time of 101 BPM and a double-time of 404 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

The music key of this track is D Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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