Desperation by Steppenwolf Song Details

Steppenwolf's 'Desperation' had a release date set for January 1, 1968. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:47, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "Steppenwolf". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Desperation is currently average in popularity 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 Desperation by Steppenwolf having a BPM of 161 with a half-time of 80 BPM and a double-time of 322 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 1B. So, the perfect camelot match for 1B would be either 1B or 2A. While, 2B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10B and a high energy boost can either be 3B or 8B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 1A or 12B will give you a low energy drop, 4B would be a moderate one, and 11B or 6B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10A allows you to change the mood.

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