Lions by Dire Straits Song Details

On October 7, 1978, the song "Lions" was released by Dire Straits. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The song is number 9 out of 9 in Dire Straits by Dire Straits. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, Lions is currently average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Lions by Dire Straits is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 113 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that 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
-11.758 dB
Acousticness
44%
Danceability
88%
Energy
47%
Instrumentalness
46%
Liveness
20%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
80%

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ISRC
GBF089601044
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records