Protagonist by They Might Be Giants Song Details

They Might Be Giants's 'Protagonist' had a release date set for July 19, 2011. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:48. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Protagonist's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in They Might Be Giants's "Join Us" album is number 10 out of 18. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. The popularity of Protagonist is currently not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Protagonist by They Might Be Giants to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 173 BPM, a half-time of 86BPM, and a double-time of 346 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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