Bad Idea by Phil York, Dark by Design Song Details

"Bad Idea" by Phil York, Dark by Design had its release date on March 17, 2003. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The track order of this song in Various Artists's "Hard Beat Presents The Next Generation EP 2" album is number 2 out of 2. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Bad Idea's popularity is unknown right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Bad Idea by Phil York, Dark by Design to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 146 BPM, a half-time of 73BPM, and a double-time of 292 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the A♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 1A. So, the perfect camelot match for 1A would be either 1A or 12B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 1B or 2A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10A and a high energy boost can either be 3A or 8A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 12A would be a great choice. Where 4A would give you a moderate drop, and 11A or 6A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4B allows you to change the mood.

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