World War by The Cure Song Details

The Cure's ' "World War" was released on its scheduled release date, May 11, 1979. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:36. This song does not appear to have any foul language. World War's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 33 in the song's album "Three Imaginary Boys". In this album, this song's track order is #15. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. The popularity of World War is currently below average in popularity 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 World War by The Cure having a BPM of 175 with a half-time of 88 BPM and a double-time of 350 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.341 dB
Acousticness
3%
Danceability
34%
Energy
54%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
88%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
48%

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ISRC
GBALB7800010
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records