Dark Side by Michael McDonald Song Details

Michael McDonald's ' "Dark Side" was released on its scheduled release date, September 15, 2017. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:53, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. This song is part of Wide Open by Michael McDonald. The song's track number on the album is #8 out of 12 tracks. In terms of popularity, Dark Side is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Dark Side by Michael McDonald has a tempo of 91 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Dark Side being at 91 BPM, the half-time would be 46 BPM with a double-time of 182 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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