The Worst Thing by Natalie Merchant Song Details

"The Worst Thing" by Natalie Merchant had its release date on 2001. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:44, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Natalie Merchant's "Motherland" album is number 8 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, The Worst Thing is currently below average in popularity. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Worst Thing by Natalie Merchant to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 92 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 184 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.854 dB
Acousticness
81%
Danceability
64%
Energy
35%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
84%
Speechiness
2%
Valence
13%

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ISRC
USEE10140340
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records