Politics As Usual by JAY-Z Song Details

On June 25, 1996, the song "Politics As Usual" was released by JAY-Z. Politics As Usual is explicit and may not be suitable for children. With the duration being about 3:41, this song is close to the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 15 in the song's album "Reasonable Doubt". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Politics As Usual is average in popularity 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

With Politics As Usual by JAY-Z having a BPM of 80 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 160 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F♯ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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