A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste by Marc Ribot Song Details

Marc Ribot's ' "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1990. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:15, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Rootless Cosmopolitans". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Based on our statistics, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste by Marc Ribot having a BPM of 135 with a half-time of 68 BPM and a double-time of 270 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast 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♯ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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