What's Going On by Hüsker Dü Song Details

"What's Going On" by Hüsker Dü had its release date on July 1, 1984. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:23, 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. This song is part of Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü. The song's track number on the album is #12 out of 23 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, What's Going On'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

Since What's Going On by Hüsker Dü has a tempo of 142 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With What's Going On being at 142 BPM, the half-time would be 71 BPM with a double-time of 284 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 5B. So, the perfect camelot match for 5B would be either 5B or 6A. While, 6B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2B and a high energy boost can either be 7B or 12B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 5A or 4B will give you a low energy drop, 8B would be a moderate one, and 3B or 10B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2A allows you to change the mood.

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