I Wanna Be Black by Lou Reed Song Details

Lou Reed's 'I Wanna Be Black' had a release date set for February 1, 1978. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:57. This song does not appear to have any foul language. I Wanna Be Black's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 8 in the song's album "Street Hassle". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Based on our statistics, I Wanna Be Black's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With I Wanna Be Black by Lou Reed having a BPM of 154 with a half-time of 77 BPM and a double-time of 308 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 running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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