The First Time by Surface Song Details

"The First Time" by Surface had its release date on 1986. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:16, 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 14 in the song's album "The First Time: The Best Of Surface". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Based on our statistics, The First Time's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With The First Time by Surface having a BPM of 126 with a half-time of 63 BPM and a double-time of 252 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 walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.964 dB
Acousticness
22%
Danceability
64%
Energy
35%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
11%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records