Dime Store Mystery by Lou Reed Song Details

Lou Reed's ' "Dime Store Mystery" was released on its scheduled release date, January 10, 1989. 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. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "New York". In this album, this song's track order is #14. In terms of popularity, Dime Store Mystery is currently below average in popularity. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Dime Store Mystery by Lou Reed having a BPM of 111 with a half-time of 56 BPM and a double-time of 222 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B Minor. 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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