The Roots's ' "No Great Pretender" was released on its scheduled release date, September 24, 1996. No Great Pretender is explicit and may not be suitable for children. With the duration being about 4:25, this song is close to the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in The Roots's "Illadelph Halflife" album is number 15 out of 20. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, No Great Pretender 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.
We consider the tempo marking of No Great Pretender by The Roots to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 92 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 184 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of B Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 1B. So, the perfect camelot match for 1B would be either 1B or 2A. While, 2B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10B and a high energy boost can either be 3B or 8B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 1A or 12B will give you a low energy drop, 4B would be a moderate one, and 11B or 6B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star (Jewels) | Raekwon | D♭ Minor | 7 | 12A | 79 BPM | ||
| Push Up Ya Lighter | The Roots | D♭ Minor | 4 | 12A | 93 BPM | ||
| Dedicated - Remastered | Digable Planets | C Major | 6 | 8B | 98 BPM | ||
| Tonight's Da Night | Redman | F♯ Major | 7 | 2B | 90 BPM | ||
| Intro | Black Star | F♯ Major | 7 | 2B | 92 BPM | ||
| Microphone Mathematics | Quasimoto | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 177 BPM | ||
| Right Back at You (feat. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & Big Noyd) | Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Big Noyd | C Major | 6 | 8B | 87 BPM | ||
| Sesame Street | Goodie Mob | G Major | 6 | 9B | 90 BPM | ||
| Shadowboxin' | GZA, Method Man | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 92 BPM | ||
| The Hypnotic | The Roots, D'Angelo | E Minor | 2 | 9A | 80 BPM | ||
| B-Side To Hollywood - featuring Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul | Camp Lo | B♭ Minor | 5 | 3A | 91 BPM | ||
| All Out | Showbiz & A.G. | D♭ Major | 5 | 3B | 176 BPM | ||
| Brown Skin Lady | Black Star | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 176 BPM | ||
| Rik's Joint | The Beatnuts | F♯ Minor | 9 | 11A | 82 BPM | ||
| What They Do | The Roots | C Major | 4 | 8B | 93 BPM | ||
| True And Livin' | Lord Finesse | B♭ Minor | 7 | 3A | 87 BPM | ||
| In the House | Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 94 BPM | ||
| Very Special | Grand Puba | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 84 BPM | ||
| Give Up the Goods (Just Step) (feat. Big Noyd) | Mobb Deep, Big Noyd | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 95 BPM | ||
| Change Gonna Come | Grand Puba | D♭ Minor | 8 | 12A | 182 BPM | ||
| Millennium | Outkast | B Minor | 6 | 10A | 92 BPM | ||
| Twice Inna Lifetime | Black Star, Jane Doe, Punchline, Wordsworth | A♭ Major | 8 | 4B | 86 BPM | ||
| Eastbound | Masta Ace Incorporated | A♭ Major | 8 | 4B | 95 BPM | ||
| Ghost Deini (feat. Superb) | Ghostface Killah, Superb | A♭ Minor | 7 | 1A | 92 BPM | ||
| East NY Theory | Brain Sick Mob | E Minor | 6 | 9A | 92 BPM |