Bottoming Out by Lou Reed Song Details

Lou Reed's ' "Bottoming Out" was released on its scheduled release date, March 1, 1983. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:41, 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. The track order of this song in Lou Reed's "Legendary Hearts" album is number 9 out of 11. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Bottoming Out's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Bottoming Out by Lou Reed to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 131 BPM, a half-time of 66BPM, and a double-time of 262 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F♯ Minor. This also means that 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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