What? by Soft Cell Song Details

Soft Cell's ' "What?" was released on its scheduled release date, 1981. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:50. This song does not appear to have any foul language. What?'s duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 18 in the song's album "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret". In this album, this song's track order is #17. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, What?'s popularity is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With What? by Soft Cell having a BPM of 151 with a half-time of 76 BPM and a double-time of 302 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with running. 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
-11.13 dB
Acousticness
42%
Danceability
46%
Energy
52%
Instrumentalness
1%
Liveness
91%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
58%

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ISRC
GBF080080197
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records