Hyena by R.E.M. Song Details

On July 28, 1986, the song "Hyena" was released by R.E.M.. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:51. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Hyena's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in R.E.M.'s "Lifes Rich Pageant" album is number 5 out of 12. The popularity of Hyena is currently below average in popularity right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Hyena by R.E.M. to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 173 BPM, a half-time of 86BPM, and a double-time of 346 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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