Darkness by The Police Song Details

The Police's 'Darkness' had a release date set for October 2, 1981. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:13. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The track order of this song in The Police's "Ghost In The Machine (Remastered 2003)" album is number 11 out of 11. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. The popularity of Darkness is currently average in popularity right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Darkness by The Police to be Presto (very, very fast) because the track has a tempo of 185 BPM, a half-time of 92BPM, and a double-time of 370 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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