Stay Dread by Lee "Scratch" Perry Song Details

On October 14, 1996, the song "Stay Dread" was released by Lee "Scratch" Perry. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:10. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Stay Dread's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 33 in the song's album "The Best of Lee Perry". In this album, this song's track order is #3. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Stay Dread's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Stay Dread by Lee "Scratch" Perry having a BPM of 151 with a half-time of 76 BPM and a double-time of 302 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 running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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