The Idiot Boy
Ron Sexsmith
Whereabouts
2:46 January 1, 1999
BPM
161
Key
E♭ Major
Camelot
5B

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The Idiot Boy by Ron Sexsmith Song Details

Ron Sexsmith's 'The Idiot Boy' had a release date set for January 1, 1999. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:46. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Idiot Boy's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. This song is part of Whereabouts by Ron Sexsmith. The song's track number on the album is #7 out of 12 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. The popularity of The Idiot Boy is currently 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

Since The Idiot Boy by Ron Sexsmith has a tempo of 161 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Vivace (lively and fast). With The Idiot Boy being at 161 BPM, the half-time would be 80 BPM with a double-time of 322 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 5B. So, the perfect camelot match for 5B would be either 5B or 6A. While, 6B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2B and a high energy boost can either be 7B or 12B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 5A or 4B will give you a low energy drop, 8B would be a moderate one, and 3B or 10B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.254 dB
Acousticness
20%
Danceability
25%
Energy
55%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
13%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
34%

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ISRC
USIR19902179
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records