Quicksand by Adrian Belew Song Details

On July 12, 2005, the song "Quicksand" was released by Adrian Belew. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:19. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Side Two". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Quicksand'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

With Quicksand by Adrian Belew having a BPM of 120 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 240 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.297 dB
Acousticness
6%
Danceability
65%
Energy
89%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
73%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
19%
Valence
91%

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ISRC
GBAJE0502735
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records