Metal Detector by They Might Be Giants Song Details

They Might Be Giants's ' "Metal Detector" was released on its scheduled release date, October 8, 1996. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:50, 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. The song is number 5 out of 13 in Factory Showroom by They Might Be Giants. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. Based on our statistics, Metal Detector's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Metal Detector by They Might Be Giants is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 133 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D♭ Minor. This also means that 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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