Sure the Boy Was Green by Horslips Song Details

Horslips's ' "Sure the Boy Was Green" was released on its scheduled release date, December 4, 2009. 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. The song is number 4 out of 14 in Aliens (Bonus Tracks Version) by Horslips. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from Ireland. Based on our statistics, Sure the Boy Was Green's popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Sure the Boy Was Green by Horslips is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 140 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.694 dB
Acousticness
0%
Danceability
57%
Energy
58%
Instrumentalness
3%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
8%
Valence
58%

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ISRC
IEASC0600095
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records