Don't Kill the Whale by Yes Song Details

Yes's ' "Don't Kill the Whale" was released on its scheduled release date, 1978. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:55, 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. There are a total of 17 in the song's album "Tormato (Deluxe Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Don't Kill the Whale 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

With Don't Kill the Whale by Yes having a BPM of 182 with a half-time of 91 BPM and a double-time of 364 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Presto (very, very fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-4.711 dB
Acousticness
13%
Danceability
29%
Energy
92%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
24%
Loudness
92%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
68%

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ISRC
USAT20702554
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records