Don't Kill The Whale
Yes
Yesstory
3:54 September 1, 1992
BPM
182
Key
B Minor
Camelot
10A

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Don't Kill The Whale by Yes Song Details

Yes's ' "Don't Kill The Whale" was released on its scheduled release date, September 1, 1992. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:54, 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. This song is part of Yesstory by Yes. The song's track number on the album is #18 out of 20 tracks. The popularity of Don't Kill The Whale is currently not that popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since Don't Kill The Whale by Yes has a tempo of 182 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Presto (very, very fast). With Don't Kill The Whale being at 182 BPM, the half-time would be 91 BPM with a double-time of 364 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-8.237 dB
Acousticness
1%
Danceability
30%
Energy
85%
Instrumentalness
28%
Liveness
15%
Loudness
86%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
62%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records