Monkeys by Alexandre Desplat Song Details

"Monkeys" by Alexandre Desplat had its release date on December 19, 2012. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:59. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Monkeys's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. This song is part of Zero Dark Thirty (Original Soundtrack) by Alexandre Desplat. The song's track number on the album is #5 out of 18 tracks. Based on our statistics, Monkeys's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

Since Monkeys by Alexandre Desplat has a tempo of 144 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Monkeys being at 144 BPM, the half-time would be 72 BPM with a double-time of 288 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A♭ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-27.489 dB
Acousticness
57%
Danceability
60%
Energy
3%
Instrumentalness
90%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
54%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
5%

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ISRC
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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records