The Law by Leonard Cohen Song Details

Leonard Cohen's ' "The Law" was released on its scheduled release date, December 11, 1984. 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. This song is part of Various Positions by Leonard Cohen. The song's track number on the album is #3 out of 9 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, The Law is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since The Law by Leonard Cohen has a tempo of 108 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With The Law being at 108 BPM, the half-time would be 54 BPM with a double-time of 216 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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