Philomena by The Decemberists Song Details

On January 20, 2015, the song "Philomena" was released by The Decemberists. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:04. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. This song is part of What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World by The Decemberists. The song's track number on the album is #3 out of 14 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. The popularity of Philomena 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

Since Philomena by The Decemberists has a tempo of 209 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Prestissimo (even faster than presto). With Philomena being at 209 BPM, the half-time would be 104 BPM with a double-time of 418 BPM.The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-4.599 dB
Acousticness
10%
Danceability
37%
Energy
69%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
92%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
86%

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ISRC
USUM71415210
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records