The Protagonist by Dead Can Dance Song Details

"The Protagonist" by Dead Can Dance had its release date on June 15, 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 Various Artists's "Lonely Is An Eyesore" album is number 9 out of 9. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. The Protagonist 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 Protagonist by Dead Can Dance to be Lento (slowly) because the track has a tempo of 56 BPM, a half-time of 28BPM, and a double-time of 112 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

B♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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