Hard Times by Ranking Dread Song Details

Ranking Dread's ' "Hard Times" was released on its scheduled release date, January 13, 2014. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:39, 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. Because this song is the only song in Hard Times and no other songs are present in the album, we classify this track as a single. Based on our statistics, Hard Times's popularity is unknown right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Hard Times by Ranking Dread to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 142 BPM, a half-time of 71BPM, and a double-time of 284 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F♯ Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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