Too Sooner Late Than Better
The Lilac Time
The Lilac Time
3:41 January 1, 1988
BPM
149
Key
B Minor
Camelot
10A

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Too Sooner Late Than Better by The Lilac Time Song Details

The Lilac Time's ' "Too Sooner Late Than Better" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1988. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:41, 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 10 in the song's album "The Lilac Time". In this album, this song's track order is #8. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Too Sooner Late Than Better's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Too Sooner Late Than Better by The Lilac Time having a BPM of 149 with a half-time of 74 BPM and a double-time of 298 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 jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of 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
-11.961 dB
Acousticness
39%
Danceability
56%
Energy
69%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
39%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
78%

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ISRC
GBF088800626
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records