(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over by Marvin Gaye Song Details

Marvin Gaye's '(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over' had a release date set for 1961. 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. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over is currently not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over by Marvin Gaye having a BPM of 161 with a half-time of 80 BPM and a double-time of 322 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 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 5B. So, the perfect camelot match for 5B would be either 5B or 6A. While, 6B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2B and a high energy boost can either be 7B or 12B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 5A or 4B will give you a low energy drop, 8B would be a moderate one, and 3B or 10B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2A allows you to change the mood.

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