The Prey by Dead Kennedys Song Details

Dead Kennedys's 'The Prey' had a release date set for September 1, 1980. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:50, 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 song is number 6 out of 20 in Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (Expanded Edition) by Dead Kennedys. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, The Prey's popularity is below average in popularity 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

The tempo marking of The Prey by Dead Kennedys is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 150 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the A♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 1A. So, the perfect camelot match for 1A would be either 1A or 12B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 1B or 2A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10A and a high energy boost can either be 3A or 8A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 12A would be a great choice. Where 4A would give you a moderate drop, and 11A or 6A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4B allows you to change the mood.

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