American Pie by Don McLean Song Details

Don McLean's 'American Pie' had a release date set for January 1, 2007. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:06, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 20 in the song's album "The Best Dad In The World...Ever!". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, American Pie's popularity is below average in popularity right now. 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

With American Pie by Don McLean having a BPM of 139 with a half-time of 70 BPM and a double-time of 278 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

E Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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