An American Hero by Mark Knopfler Song Details

"An American Hero" by Mark Knopfler had its release date on January 13, 1998. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:59, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. This song is part of Wag The Dog by Mark Knopfler. The song's track number on the album is #4 out of 8 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, An American Hero is currently below average in popularity. 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

Since An American Hero by Mark Knopfler has a tempo of 96 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With An American Hero being at 96 BPM, the half-time would be 48 BPM with a double-time of 192 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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