Imp of the Perverse by Lou Reed Song Details

"Imp of the Perverse" by Lou Reed had its release date on 2003. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:12. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 36 in the song's album "The Raven (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #21. Imp of the Perverse is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Imp of the Perverse by Lou Reed having a BPM of 82 with a half-time of 41 BPM and a double-time of 164 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of F♯ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-13.012 dB
Acousticness
46%
Danceability
37%
Energy
30%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
69%
Loudness
78%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
18%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records