Take On Me by a-ha Song Details

On November 20, 2015, the song "Take On Me" was released by a-ha. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:46, 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 Various Artists's "Keep Calm And Party All Night" album is number 7 out of 84. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. The popularity of Take On Me is currently unknown right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Take On Me by a-ha to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 169 BPM, a half-time of 84BPM, and a double-time of 338 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. 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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Popularity
Loudness
-8.949 dB
Acousticness
1%
Danceability
52%
Energy
90%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
8%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
88%

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ISRC
USWB19901214
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records