Only 1 U by M.I.A. Song Details

M.I.A.'s ' "Only 1 U" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 2013. Only 1 U is considered explicit and may contain foul language. This song is about 3 minutes and 12 seconds, which is about the average length of a typical song. The track order of this song in M.I.A.'s "Matangi" album is number 3 out of 15. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Only 1 U is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Only 1 U by M.I.A. to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 88 BPM, a half-time of 44BPM, and a double-time of 176 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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