The Cost Of Living
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
7:49 January 1, 1987
BPM
82
Key
C Minor
Camelot
5A

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The Cost Of Living by Michael Brecker Song Details

"The Cost Of Living" by Michael Brecker had its release date on January 1, 1987. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The track order of this song in Michael Brecker's "Michael Brecker" album is number 5 out of 7. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. The Cost Of Living is not that popular 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 The Cost Of Living by Michael Brecker to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 82 BPM, a half-time of 41BPM, and a double-time of 164 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-19.38 dB
Acousticness
71%
Danceability
39%
Energy
11%
Instrumentalness
79%
Liveness
32%
Loudness
68%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
18%

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ISRC
USMC18722757
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records