Like a Nightmare (Alternative Version) by Motörhead Song Details

"Like a Nightmare (Alternative Version)" by Motörhead had its release date on March 24, 1979. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:25, 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. There are a total of 29 in the song's album "Overkill (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #9. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, Like a Nightmare (Alternative Version) is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Like a Nightmare (Alternative Version) by Motörhead having a BPM of 119 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 238 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F♯ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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