the drum by Car Seat Headrest Song Details

Car Seat Headrest's 'the drum' had a release date set for March 26, 2011. the drum is explicit and may not be suitable for children. With the duration being about 3:53, this song is close to the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Car Seat Headrest's "My Back Is Killing Me Baby" album is number 1 out of 11. In terms of popularity, the drum is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of the drum by Car Seat Headrest to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 117 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 234 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

E♭ Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 5B. So, the perfect camelot match for 5B would be either 5B or 6A. While, 6B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2B and a high energy boost can either be 7B or 12B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 5A or 4B will give you a low energy drop, 8B would be a moderate one, and 3B or 10B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2A allows you to change the mood.

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