Pirates by Emerson, Lake & Palmer Song Details

Emerson, Lake & Palmer's ' "Pirates" was released on its scheduled release date, March 17, 1977. This song appears to be safe for all ages as it is not explicit. This song is part of Works, Vol. 1 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The song's track number on the album is #14 out of 14 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, Pirates is currently below average in popularity. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

Since Pirates by Emerson, Lake & Palmer has a tempo of 97 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Pirates being at 97 BPM, the half-time would be 48 BPM with a double-time of 194 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. 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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